,a ,,compendium ,,of ,,the ,,doctrines ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 ,,franklin ,d4 ,,richards1 ,one of the ,twelve ,apostles of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints1 and ,,elder ,,james ,a4 ,,little1 ,,compilers ,,and ,,publishers4 ,second ,stereotype ,edition4 ,,salt ,,lake ,,city1 ,,utah3 #ahhd ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahhb1 by ,,james ,a4 ,,little ,,and ,,franklin ,d4 ,,richards1 ,in the office of the ,librarian of ,congress at ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,,preface4 ,we consider the ,bible1 ,book of ,mormon1 ,book of ,doctrine and ,covenants1 ,pearl of ,great ,price and sayings of ,joseph1 the ,seer1 our guides in faith and doctrine4 ,the first four have been adopted as such by a vote of the ,saints in ,general ,conference4 ,reference to other writings are only for illustration of the subject4 ,we have sought to furnish the best available material for the use of the ,elders4 ,it is for them to seek for the wisdom of the ,holy ,spirit to enable them to use it with discretion4 ,on most of the subjects treated1 only a portion of the passages that refer to them have been cited1 but we have endeavored to use the best4 ,we designed to make the ,compendium sufficiently elaborate to give it a wide range of usefulness1 and1 at the same time1 not make it so large as to be burdensome to the ,elders who travel and preach the ,gospel4 ,practically1 we have aimed to get up a book that would contain a great amount of information for its bulk4 ,the arguments on each subject are so plain and direct1 that1 we trust1 they may be made available by the most inexperienced ,elders4 ,at the same time1 the references and citations are considered sufficient for the more advanced student to acquire a thorough knowledge of the subjects treated on4 ,the references in small type are not designed to be verbatim1 but only to embody1 as near as may be1 the leading idea of the passage referred lo4 ,they should be studied before being used4 ,the passages included within the usual quotation marks1 thus1 1 are designed to be correctly quoted1 and may be used without referring to the original4 ,we are indebted to ,elder ,george ,reynolds for the carefully prepared ,chronology of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,it is evidently the result of much study and thought1 and as such is entitled to credence4 ,while we have aimed at accuracy1 we should be pleased to have our friends inform us of any material error they may discover4 ,we expect our labors will elicit some criticism1 but we trust the thoughtful and experienced will allow much for the complicated character of the work4 ,,the ,,compilers4 ,,index4 ,articles of ,faith ,atonement1 ,the ,apostacy of the ,primitive ,church ,angels ,angel of the ,lord ,angels1 ,ministering ,angels1 ,fallen ,apostles--,the ,first ,presidency and ,twelve ,apostles1 ,the ,twelve ,baptism1 ,necessity of ,baptism1 ,mode of ,baptism1 ,object of ,baptism for the ,dead ,book of ,mormon--,evidences of its ,divine ,authenticity ,book of ,mormon ,chronology ,christ's ,second ,coming ,christ's ,church1 ,name of ,consecration1 ,stewardship1 ,united ,order ,church ,chronology ,dispensation of the ,fulness of ,times ,destruction of the ,wicked ,evangelists1 or ,patriarchs ,fall of ,adam1 ,the ,free ,agency of ,man ,faith ,faith in ,god the ,father1 the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost ,faith in the ,holy ,priesthood1 ,necessity of ,faith in ,continual ,revelation ,foreordination--,election ,gathering of ,israel ,gods1 ,plurality of ,god a ,personage ,god1 ,the ,true and ,living ,gems from ,history of ,joseph ,smith ,israel a chosen people ,joseph ,smith1 as a ,fulfiller of ,bible ,prophecies ,joseph ,smith1 as a ,fulfiller of ,book of ,mormon ,prophecies ,joseph ,smith1 as a ,fulfiller of ,his ,own ,prophecies ,jerusalem of the ,eastern ,hemisphere1 ,the ,jerusalem1 ,new ,laying on of ,hands for ,ordination ,laying on of ,hands for the ,gift of the ,holy ,ghost ,laying on of ,hands for ,healing the ,sick ,latter-day ,saints' ,emigration ,marriage--,a ,divine ,institution1 and designed to be ,eternal ,marriage--,plurality of ,wives ,marriage--,concubines ,millennial ,reign ,miracles ,ordinances1 ,covenants1 etc41 ,eternal ,priesthood1 ,the ,holy ,priesthood1 ,aaronic ,priesthood1 ,patriarchal ,pre-existence of ,spirits ,passover1 or ,sacrament ,repentance ,remission of ,sins ,resurrection1 ,the ,resurrection at ,christ's ,resurrection ,resurrection at the ,second ,coming of ,christ ,resurrection at the ,end of the ,world ,resurrection of the ,body that is ,laid ,down ,records of the ,jaredites ,records mentioned in the ,bible and not in it ,records of the ,nephites ,scattering of ,israel1 ,the ,spirit of ,god1 or ,holy ,ghost ,spiritual ,gifts ,signs and ,tokens ,sabbath ,day1 ,the ,spirits in prison ,tithing ,temples and ,sacred ,places ,the ,book of ,mormon ,visions and ,dreams ,a ,,compendium ,,of ,,the ,,doctrines ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 ,,articles ,,of ,,faith4 #a4 ,we believe in ,god1 the ,eternal ,father1 and in ,his ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 and in the ,holy ,ghost4 #b4 ,we believe that men will be punished for their own sins1 and not for ,adam's transgression4 #c4 ,we believe that1 through the atonement of ,christ1 all mankind may be saved1 by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the ,gospel4 #d4 ,we believe that these ordinances are3 ,first1 ,faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 second1 ,repentance2 third1 ,baptism by immersion for the remission of sins2 fourth1 ,laying on of hands for the ,gift of the ,holy ,ghost4 #e4 ,we believe that a man must be called of ,god1 by prophecy1 and by the laying on of hands1 by those who are in authority1 to preach the ,gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof4 #f4 ,we believe in the same organization that existed in the primitive church1 viz3 apostles1 prophets1 pastors1 teachers1 evangelists1 etc4 #g4 ,we believe in the gift of tongues1 prophecy1 revelation1 visions1 healing1 interpretation of tongues1 etc4 #h4 ,we believe the ,bible to be the word of ,god1 as far as it is translated correctly2 we also believe the ,book of ,mormon to be the word of ,god4 #i4 ,we believe all that ,god has revealed1 all that he does now reveal1 and we believe that he will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the ,kingdom of ,god4 #aj4 ,we believe in the literal gathering of ,israel and in the restoration of the ten tribes4 ,that ,zion will be built upon this continent4 ,that ,christ will reign personally upon the earth1 and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisic glory4 #aa4 ,we claim the privilege of worshiping ,almighty ,god according to the dictates of our conscience1 and allow all men the same privilege1 let them worship how1 where1 or what they may4 #ab4 ,we believe in being subject to kings1 presidents1 rulers and magistrates1 in obeying1 honoring and sustaining the law4 #ac4 ,we believe in being honest1 true1 chaste1 benevolent1 virtuous1 and in doing good to all men2 indeed1 we may say that we follow the admonition of ,paul1 ,we believe all things1 we hope all things2 we have endured many things1 and hope to be able to endure all things4 ,if there is anything virtuous1 lovely1 or of good report1 or praiseworthy1 we seek after these things4--,,joseph ,,smith4 ,,the ,,fall ,,of ,,adam4 ,honor thy ,father and thy ,mother4 ,this was one of the ten special commandments given to ,israel1 during a grand display of ,god's power and glory on ,mount ,sinai4 ,in the past centuries of darkness it appears to have lost its significance with the ,christian world4 ,they do not appear to realize that honor is due to the first parents of the human race4 ,they have been long taught that ,adam and ,eve were great transgressors1 and have mourned over the fact that they partook of the forbidden fruit and brought death into the world4 ,there is no possibility that the fall of man was an accident or chance1 any more than was his creation4 ,if an accident1 then why was ,christ prepared from before the foundation of the world as a propitiation for sin1 and to open up the way for man to immortality8 ,christ's mediation was a sequence of the fall4 ,him hath ,god exalted with his right hand to be a ,prince and a ,savior1 for to give repentance to ,israel1 and forgiveness of sins2 ,acts #e4 #ca4 ,without the fall there would have been no broken law1 and therefore nothing to repent of2 and there could be no forgiveness of sin without the atonement of ,christ4 ,the ,book of ,mormon makes this subject very plain3 ,and now1 behold1 if ,adam had not transgressed1 he would not have fallen2 but he would have remained in the garden of ,eden4 ,and all things which were created1 must have remained in the same state which they were1 after they were created2 and they must have remained for ever1 and had no end4 ,and they would have had no children2 wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence1 having no joy1 for they knew no misery2 doing no good1 for they knew no sin2 #b ,nephi #b4 #bb1 #bc4 ,it is evident1 not only from this passage1 but from all that is recorded on this subject1 that1 if ,adam and ,eve had not attained to a knowledge of evil1 by partaking of the forbidden fruit1 the human race could not have existed under present conditions4 ,it is also evident1 that without a knowledge of both good and evil1 man would be incapable of exercising a free agency1 and therefore not capable of independent1 self-reliant action--a necessary condition for development and progress4 ,we1 the children of ,adam1 have no right to bring accusations against the ,patriarch of the race4 ,but father1 we should rejoice with them1 that through their fall and the atonement of ,jesus ,christ1 the way of eternal life has been opened up to us4 ,it was after an angel had administered to ,adam1 and made known to him the atonement through the ,only ,begotten ,son of the ,father1 that he and ,eve gave expression to their joy1 in view of the glorious future of the race4 ,and in that day ,adam blessed ,god and was filled1 and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth1 saying1 ,blessed be the name of ,god1 for because of my transgression my eyes are opened1 and in this life ,i shall have joy1 and again in the flesh ,i shall see ,god4 ,and ,eve1 his wife1 heard all these things and was glad1 saying1 ,were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed1 and never should have known good and evil1 and the joy of our redemption1 and the eternal life which ,god giveth unto all the obedient2 ,pearl of ,great ,price1 page #aj4 ,the principle of obedience could only be developed in man through the fall1 and only through that can they realize the joys of redemption and eternal life4 ,the woman fell first1 and led ,adam out of ,eden and the presence of the ,lord4 ,adam was not deceived1 but the woman being deceived was in transgression2 #a ,tim4 #b4 #ad4 ,when the ,lord asked ,adam if he had eaten of the fruit of the tree1 of which he had commanded him that he should not eat1 he replied1 ,the woman whom thou gavest to be with me1 she gave me of the tree1 and ,i did eat2 ,gen4 iii1 #ab4 ,adam had been previously commanded to multiply and replenish the earth1 and he could not do so unless he remained with ,eve4 ,she1 being deceived1 forced upon him the necessity of partaking of the forbidden fruit with her1 or of remaining in a condition where it would have been impossible to fulfil the first great commandment of the ,father4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #c4 gives a general account of the fall of man4 #ae enmity between the seed of the woman and that of the serpent4 #af woman to bring forth children in sorrow1 and be subject to her husband4 #ai man to labor for his bread1 and to return to the ground4 #bb man became as the ,gods1 knowing good and evil4 ,rom4 #e4 #ab by one man sin came into the world and death by sin4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,alma #ab4 #bb1 #bc by the fall all mankind became lost4 ,chap4 #db explains the plan for the exaltation of man through the fall of ,adam1 and the atonement of ,jesus ,christ4 ,mormon #i4 #ab by ,adam came the fall of man1 because of the fall came ,jesus ,christ and the redemption4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bi4 #cf ,adam being tempted of the devil1 for the devil was before ,adam4 #dj ,adam partook of the forbidden fruit1 and became subject to the devil4 #da through the fall ,adam became spiritually dead4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,pages #g1 #h4 a general account of the fall of man4 ,see our ,article on ,atonement1 and also an examination and elucidation of the mediation and atonement of our ,lord and ,savior1 ,jesus ,christ3 by ,prest4 ,john ,taylor4 ,article1 by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,mil4 ,star4 ,vol4 #bh4 pages #egg1 #eic and #fji4 ,article by ,c4 ,w4 ,penrose1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #bi1 page #fde4 ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,journal of ,discourses ,vol4 ,i1 page #cbh4 ,,free ,,agency ,,of ,,man4 ,the doctrine of free agency is plainly elucidated in the written revelations from ,god4 ,the plan for man's redemption was predicated on his fall4 ,no law could have been given to our first parents1 and no penalty affixed for the breaking of a law1 unless they had been free to act without constraint4 ,the liberty to choose was given by the ,creator to the progenitors of the race1 and that liberty has been fully recognized in all his dealings with their posterity4 ,as the ,patriarch of the race entailed on it an experimental knowledge of good and evil1 through sufferings and death1 so1 through the sufferings and death of the ,only ,begotten ,son1 they are redeemed from the effects of his transgression1 independent of any act of theirs4 ,man was created in the image of ,god1 with the possibility of becoming like him4 ,but he cannot attain to that position without a knowledge of good and evil4 ,through the act of the ,father he has attained to that knowledge2 through the act of the ,son he is delivered from the effects of original transgression4 ,thus1 with the privilege of exercising his free agency1 he is placed on an equality with the parents of the race1 and has the choice of good or evil for himself1 with the results of that choice4 ,if he chooses evil1 a second death will be the result4 ,if the good1 it will prove to be the way to all the powers1 glories and exaltations that the ,gods enjoy1 in whose image man is created4 ,the ,book of ,mormon is very plain on this subject3 ,wherefore1 men are free according to the flesh2 and all things are given them which are expedient unto man4 ,and they are free to choose liberty and eternal life1 through the great mediation of all men1 or to choose captivity and death1 according to the captivity and power of the devil2 #b ,nephi #b4 #bg4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #b4 #ag in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die4 #c1 #f ,eve eat of the fruit of the tree and gave to her husband and he did eat4 #ab1 #ag4 #d4 #g if thou doest well thou shalt be accepted4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #f4 #d that ,i may persuade men to come to ,god4 #b ,nephi #b4 #af ,lord gave unto man that he should act for himself4 #aj4 #bc ye are free to act for yourselves4 ,mos4 #b1 #cc if he listeth to obey him1 the same drinketh damnation4 ,alma #c4 #bf reap eternal happiness or misery1 according to the spirit they obey4 #ab4 #ca in a state to act according to their will4 #ac4 #c being left to choose good or evil4 #bi4 #d1 #e he allotteth to man according to their wills4 #cj4 #i a man's privilege to believe in ,god or not4 #da4 #c1 #d evil or good is restored to men1 as they have chosen4 ,hel4 #ad4 #cj ye are permitted to act for yourselves4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #aj4 #ff may come and partake of the waters of life freely4 #bi4 #ce ,adam to be an agent to himself4 #cf4 #ci men must needs be tempted1 or they could not be agents to themselves4 ,sec4 #eh4 #bg1 #bh4 #ih4 #h ,i1 the ,lord1 make you free4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #g4 thou mayest choose for thyself4 ,satan sought to destroy the agency of man4 #af4 given to men to know good and evil2 they are agents to themselves4 #ag4 many have believed and become sons of ,god2 many have not believed and perished4 ,see a sermon by ,b1 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 ,i41 page ,i4 ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #c1 page #hj4 11 by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d4 ,vol4 ,i1 page #cbh4 11 by ,d4 ,h4 ,wells1 ,j4 of ,d4 ,vol4 #i1 page #bei4 ,,the ,,atonement4 ,the word atonement signifies deliverance1 through the offering of a ransom1 from the penalty of a broken law4 ,the sense is expressed in ,job #cc4 #bd3 ,deliver him from going down to the pit3 ,i have found a ransom4 ,as effected by ,jesus ,christ1 it signifies the deliverance1 through his death and resurrection1 of the earth and everything pertaining to it1 from the power which death has obtained over them through the transgression of ,adam4 ,the following passage is very comprehensive on the atonement of ,christ3 ,and the end shall come1 and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and pass away1 and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth1 for all old things shall pass away1 and all things shall become new1 even the heaven and the earth1 and all the fulness thereof1 both men and beasts1 the fowls of the air1 and the fishes of the sea2 and not one hair1 neither mote1 shall be lost1 for it is the workmanship of mine hand2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bi4 #bc-be4 ,in the revelations of ,st4 ,john we read1 ,and he that sat upon the throne said1 ,behold1 ,i make all things new2 #ba4 #e4 ,the righteous could not inherit all things in their immortal1 exalted condition1 if all things were not resurrected to immortality as well as themselves4 ,the ,apostle ,paul quite comprehensively sums up the results of ,christ's death and resurrection3 ,but now is ,christ risen from the dead1 and become the first fruits of them that slept4 ,for since by man came death1 by man came also the resurrection of the dead4 ,for as in ,adam all die1 even so in ,christ shall all be made alive2 ,i ,cor4 #ae4 #ba1 #bb4 ,that is1 death having come on all men through the disobedience of ,adam1 so must all be raised to immortality and eternal life through the death and resurrection of ,christ4 ,paul also asserted that the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death2 ,verse #bf4 ,john the ,revelator declares that he saw death and hell cast into the lake of fire2 ,rev4 #bj4 #ad4 ,the atonement1 as wrought out by ,jesus ,christ1 further signifies that he has opened up the way for man's redemption from his own sins1 through faith in ,christ's sufferings1 death and resurrection4 ,the ,apostle ,paul well expresses this1 ,for all have sinned1 and come short of the glory of ,god2 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus3 whom ,god hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood1 to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past1 through the forbearance of ,god2 to declare1 ,i say1 at this time his righteousness3 that he might be just1 and the ,justifier of him which believeth in ,jesus2 ,rom4 #c4 #bc-bf4 ,these passages evidence that redemption from death1 through the sufferings of ,christ1 is for all men1 both the righteous and the wicked2 for this earth1 and for all things created upon it4 ,the whole tenor of the ,scriptures assure us1 that while they may be sure of resurrection from death1 regardless of their personal acts1 yet they will be rewarded for their works1 whether they be good or evil1 and that redemption from personal sins can only be obtained through obedience to the requirements of the ,gospel1 and a life of good works4 ,the transgression of ,adam being infinite in its consequences1 those consequences cannot be averted1 except through an infinite atonement4 ,the ,prophet ,nephi makes this very plain3 ,wherefore it must needs be an infinite atonement2 save it should be an infinite atonement1 this corruption could not put on incorruption4 ,wherefore1 the first judgment which came upon man1 must needs have remained to an endless duration4 ,and if so1 this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth1 to rise no more4 ,o the wisdom of ,god6 his mercy and grace6 ,for behold1 if the flesh should rise no more1 our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the eternal ,god1 and became the devil1 to rise no more4 ,o how great the goodness of our ,god1 who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster2 yea1 that monster1 death and hell1 which ,i call the death of the body1 and also the death of the spirit2 #b4 ,nephi #g1 #h1 #aj4 ,there is one thing1 however1 which the atonement does for us1 immediately upon our entrance into this mortal life2 it sets us free from the first spiritual death4 ,as in ,adam all died spiritually1 even so in ,christ all1 in their infancy1 are made alive spiritually4 ,christ1 by the atonement1 became the life and the light of men2 he is the true light by which all are lighted who come into the world4 ,without this light all would have suffered in the eternal night of darkness1 from which there would have been no return4 ,but little children1 by the atonement1 are made alive1 and are all subjects of salvation1 being redeemed by the blood of ,christ from the fall1 being pure1 and spotless1 and innocent1 and thus are made heirs of the kingdom of heaven4 ,this redemption from the spiritual death upon all mankind in their infant state1 is brought about without any conditions on the part of the creature2 it is wrought out by the free grace of ,christ alone1 without works2 ,o4 ,pratt4 ,i say unto you1 that little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world through mine ,only ,begotten3 wherefore1 they cannot sin1 for power is not given unto ,satan to tempt little children1 until they begin to become accountable before me2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bi4 #df1 #dg4 ,wherefore1 it came to pass that the devil tempted ,adam1 and he partook the forbidden fruit and transgressed the commandment1 wherein he became subject to the will of the devil1 because he yielded unto temptation4 ,wherefore ,i the ,lord ,god caused that he should be cast out from the ,garden of ,eden1 from my presence1 because of his transgression1 wherein he became spiritually dead1 which is the first death1 even that same death1 which is the last death1 which is spiritual1 which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when ,i shall say--,depart1 ye cursed4 ,but1 behold1 ,i say unto you1 that ,i the ,lord ,god gave unto ,adam and unto his seed that they should not die as to the temporal death1 until ,i the ,lord ,god should send forth angels to declare unto them repentance and redemption1 through faith on the name of mine ,only ,begotten ,son4 ,and thus did ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 appoint unto man the days of his probation that by his natural death he might be raised in immortality unto eternal life1 even as many as would believe2 and they that believe not unto eternal damnation1 for they cannot be redeemed from their spiritual fall1 because they repent not2 for they will love darkness rather than light1 and their deeds are evil1 and they receive their wages of whom they list to obey2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bi4 #dj-de4 ,bible4 ,isa4 #de4 #bb look unto me and be ye saved4 #ec4 #aj when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin4 #fc4 #i he1 redeemed them and carried them all the days of old4 ,matt4 #a4 #ba ,jesus shall save his people from their sins4 #ah4 #aa the ,son of ,man hath come to save that which was lost4 ,john #a4 #bi the ,lamb of ,god which taketh away the sin of the world4 #c4 #ad1 #ae even so must the ,son of ,man be lifted up4 #af4 #d4 #db this is ,christ the ,savior of the world4 #ab4 #cb if ,i be lifted up ,i will draw all men to me4 ,acts #e4 #ca him hath ,god exalted to be a ,prince and ,savior4 ,chap4 #ac4 #bc4 ,rom4 #c4 #bd being justified through the redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus4 #be whom ,god hath sent forth to be a propitiation4 #bf #e4 #f in due time ,christ died for the ungodly4 #h-aa4 #ae if through the offence of one many be dead1 the gift of grace by one man1 ,christ ,jesus1 hath abounded to many4 #ah4 #f4 #bc the gift of ,god is eternal life through ,jesus ,christ4 #h4 #cb spared not his own ,son but delivered him up for us all4 #aa4 #bf there shall come out of ,zion a deliverer4 #a ,cor4 #a4 #cj ,christ ,jesus who is made to us sanctification and redemption4 #e4 #g for even ,christ our ,passover is sacrificed for us4 #b ,cor4 #e4 #ah who hath reconciled us to himself1 by ,jesus ,christ4 ,gal4 #c4 #ac ,christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law4 #d4 #d1 #e ,god sent his ,son to redeem them that were under the law4 #g4 ,eph4 #a4 #g in whom we have redemption through his blood4 ,col4 #a4 #ad4 #e4 #b as ,christ also hath loved us1 and given himself for us4 #a ,tim4 #a4 #ae faithful saying1 that ,christ came into the world to save sinners4 #b4 #e one ,god1 one ,mediator between ,god and man1 the man ,christ ,jesus4 #d4 #aj we trust in the living ,god who is the ,savior of all men4 ,titus #b4 #ad who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us4 ,heb4 #e4 #i being made perfect1 he became the author of eternal salvation4 #g4 #be able to save them that come to ,god by him4 #i4 #bf1 #bh so ,christ was once offered to bear the sins of the world4 #a ,peter #a4 #ai with the blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb without blemish4 #c4 #ah ,christ hath once suffered for our sins1 the just for the unjust4 #a ,john #a4 #g the blood of ,christ cleanseth from all sin4 #b4 #b he is the propitiation for the sins of the world4 #d4 #i ,god sent his son into the world that we might live through him4 #ad4 ,rev4 #e4 #i and hath redeemed us by his blood1 out of every nation4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aa4 #bg ,i looked and beheld the ,redeemer of the world #cc4 #ab4 #aa made white in the blood of the ,lamb4 #ae4 #ad the very points of his doctrine1 that they may come to him and be saved4 #b ,nephi #a4 #aj if the day come1 they reject the ,messiah4 #ae4 #b4 #c thou art redeemed1 for thou hast beheld1 that1 in the fulness of time he cometh to bring salvation to men4 #i4 #ba1 #bb he suffereth the pains of all men4 #be1 #bf the atonement satisfies the demands of justice1 on those without law4 #aj4 #be may ,god raise you from everlasting death by the power of the atonement4 #bf4 #bd layeth down his own life1 that he may draw all men to him4 #ca4 #ba no other name given whereby men can be saved4 ,jacob #d4 #ae-ag ,jews will reject the only foundation on which they can build4 ,omni #a4 #bf come to ,christ and partake of the power of his redemption4 ,mos4 #d4 #f-i the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world for all who have been1 or will be4 #bg4 #be becoming his sons and daughters4 #cj4 ,alma #g4 #ab take upon him death that he may loose the bands of death4 #aa4 #ci1 #dj the eternal ,father shall come into the world to redeem his people4 #cd4 #aa-af the law of ,moses fulfilled in the infinite atonement of ,christ4 #ci4 #ah as necessary that the plan of salvation should be made known to this people1 as to their children8 ,hel4 #e4 #i-ab will not redeem his people in their sins1 but from their sins4 #c ,nephi #ab4 #ag in ,christ is the law of ,moses fulfilled4 #ba1 #bb4 ,ether #c4 #ad was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people4 #ab4 #cc to the laying down of thy life1 that thou mightest take it again4 ,moroni #h he that says little children need baptism setteth at naught the atonement of ,christ4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #aa ,lord suffered the pain of all men that they might come to him4 #bc4 #be ,jesus ,christ1 the only name given under heaven whereby men can be saved4 #ai4 #af ,i1 ,god1 have suffered these things for all1 that they might not suffer4 #bj4 #bf1 #bg not only those who believed after he came in the meridian of time4 #bi4 #db ,lord gave to ,adam and his seed that they should not die until the plan of redemption was declared to them4 #df little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world4 ,sec4 #gd4 #f1 #g4 ,sec4 #ic4 #ch4 #gf4 #da-dd ,jesus was crucified that all might be saved1 except the sons of ,perdition4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #a4 ,my ,only ,begotten is and shall be the ,savior4 #c4 ,for this is my work and my glory1 to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man4 #i4 ,wherefore1 thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the ,son1 and thou shalt repent and call upon ,god in the name of the ,son evermore4 #af4 ,jesus ,christ the only name given whereby salvation shall come4 #ag4 ,plan of salvation to all men through the blood of mine ,only ,begotten4 ,see ,an examination and elucidation of the mediation and atonement of ,jesus ,christ2 by ,prest4 ,j4 ,taylor4 ,articles on the fall and atonement1 by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #bh1 pages #egg1 #eic and #fji4 ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a1 page #bhj4 #b1 ,page #cbh4 #b1 page #cfh4 ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d4 ,vol4 #c1 page #hj4 ,article by ,w4 ,woodruff1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #f1 page #aac4 ,article by ,c4 ,w4 ,penrose1 ,contributor1 ,vol4 #b1 page #cfb4 ,,faith4 ,faith is the first principle of revealed religion and the foundation of all righteousness4 ,now faith is the substance 7assurance7 of things hoped for1 the evidence of things not seen2 ,heb4 #aa4 #a1 ,doc4 and ,cov41 ,lecture on ,faith1 #a4 #a-h4 ,that to use the word assurance1 instead of substance1 would be the proper rendering of the above passage1 is evident from the #bb;d verse of the previous chapter3 ,let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith4 ,faith begets trust and confidence4 ,in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him2 7,jesus ,christ47 ,eph4 #c4 #ab4 ,faith is the gift of ,god4 ,saved through faith2 and that not of yourselves3 it is the gift of ,god2 #b4 #h4 ,to another faith by the same ,spirit2 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #i4 ,but to think soberly1 according as ,god hath dealt to every man the measure of faith2 ,rom4 #ab4 #c4 ,moroni #aj4 #aa4 ,through repentance1 baptism and the laying on of hands man may receive the ,holy ,ghost4 ,it will open his spiritual vision and he will begin to comprehend himself1 the object of his creation1 and his affinity to his ,heavenly ,father4 ,then through the further observance of all the ordinances of the ,gospel1 will the righteousness of ,god be revealed to him1 from faith to faith1 until by keeping the commandments and seeking after knowledge through the inspirations of the ,holy ,ghost1 in time1 he will reach that assurance of faith which is unto eternal life4 ,the ,lectures on ,faith1 by ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 in ,doc4 and ,cov41 may justly be considered the most elaborate treatise on the subject in the sacred writings4 ,they are written in such simplicity1 that they can be easily understood by all who will honestly study them1 to obtain a knowledge of the nature of faith4 ,their fulness1 their comprehensiveness1 is one of the many evidences of the ,divine inspiration of the ,prophet ,joseph4 ,the first lecture shows that faith is an assurance that men have of the existence of things that they have not seen1 and that it is an element of power4 ,it is the principle by which ,jehovah works1 and through which he exercises power over all temporal as well as eternal things4 ,the second lecture informs us how faith1 in the beginning was based on a knowledge of ,god and his attributes1 and that faith in ,god has existed in man in proportion to that knowledge4 ,the third lecture teaches us that to exercise faith in ,god1 man must have an idea that he exists1 and also of his character and attributes4 ,he must1 as well1 feel an assurance that he is living in accordance with the will of ,god4 ,consequently1 those who fail to obtain this knowledge by living in the spirit and power of the ,gospel1 cannot exercise a true and understanding faith in ,god1 no matter what their pretentions4 ,lecture fourth treats of the connection between correct ideas of ,god's attributes1 of his ,knowledge1 ,faith or ,power1 ,justice1 ,judgment1 ,mercy and ,truth2 and the exercise of faith unto salvation1 in a rational being4 ,the fifth lecture shows the necessity of faith in ,god the ,father1 and in his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 ,lecture sixth evidences the necessity of men knowing that their course of life is in accordance with the will of ,god1 in order to exercise faith in him unto salvation4 ,it was this that enabled the ancient ,saints to endure all their afflictions and persecutions1 and to take joyfully the spoiling of their goods1 knowing 7not believing merely7 that they had a more enduring substance4 ,heb4 #aj4 #cd4 ,the seventh lecture treats of the effects of faith4 ,that working by faith is working by mental exertion instead of physical force2 illustrating the fact by numerous examples4 ,it also elucidates the principle that the mental powers are far superior to the physical forces of nature1 and that through them the power of faith is manifested4 ,,faith ,,in ,,god ,,the ,,father1 ,,the ,,son1 ,,and ,,the ,,holy ,,ghost4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #ae4 #f ,abraham believed in ,god and he counted it to him for righteousness4 ,rom4 #d4 #c2 ,gal4 #c4 #f4 ,exod4 #d4 #e that they may believe that the ,god of their fathers hath appeared unto thee4 ,num4 #bj4 #ab ye believed me not2 ye shall not bring this congregation into the land4 ,psalm #aai4 #ff teach me judgment and knowledge1 for ,i have believed thy commandments4 ,prov4 #af4 #bj whoso trusteth in the ,lord1 happy is he4 ,jonah #c4 #e so the people of ,nineveh believed ,god4 ,john #a4 #ab to as many as believed on him he gave power to become the sons of ,god4 #c4 #ae that whosoever believeth in him should not perish4 #d4 #db know that this is the ,christ1 the ,savior of the world4 #e4 #bd he that believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life4 #h4 #bd if ye believe not ,i am he1 ye shall die in your sins4 #ca4 #aa4 #be he that believeth in me1 though he were dead1 yet shall he live4 #bf1 #bg1 #dj-dh4 #ac4 #ai when it comes to pass ye may believe ,i am he4 ,chap4 #ad4 #bi4 #ad4 #a ye believe in ,god believe also in me4 ,chap4 #aj4 #aa4 #af4 #i of sin because they believe not on me4 #bg1 #cj1 #ca4 #ag4 #h they have believed thou didst send me4 #bj4 #bi blessed are they who have not seen1 and yet have believed4 #ca4 ,acts #h4 #bi the ,spirit said to ,philip1 go near and join thyself to him4 #cg eunuch answered1 ,i believe ,jesus ,christ is the ,son of ,god4 #aj4 #dc all the prophets witness that whosoever believe in him shall receive remission of sins4 #ac4 #ci by him all that believe are justified from all things1 c4 #ad4 #bc they commended them to the ,lord on whom they believed4 #af4 #ca believe on ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be saved4 #ai4 #d should believe on him who should come after him4 #bj4 #ba testifying to ,jews and ,greeks faith towards ,jesus ,christ4 #bg4 #be ,paul said1 ,i believe ,god2 that it shall be as was told me4 ,rom4 #a4 #af ,gospel of ,christ the power of ,god unto salvation4 #ag therein is the righteousness of ,god revealed from faith to faith4 ,the just shall live by faith4 #c4 #bf the justifier of him who believeth in ,jesus4 ,chap4 #d1 #e4 #d4 #bd if we believe in him that raised ,jesus from the dead4 #f4 #h if we be dead with ,christ1 we believe we shall live with him4 #h4 #bf1 #bg the ,spirit itself maketh intercession for us1 according to the will of ,god4 #i4 #cc a rock of offence1 they that believe on him shall not be ashamed4 ,chap4 #aj4 #d1 #aa4 #aj4 #i believe ,god has raised ,christ from the dead1 thou shalt be saved4 #ad how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard8 #b ,cor4 #a4 #i not trust in ourselves1 but in ,god who raiseth the dead4 ,gal4 #b4 #bj ,i live by the faith of the ,son of ,god1 who gave himself for me4 ,col4 #a4 #d faith in ,christ and love for all the ,saints4 #a ,tim4 #a4 #af for a pattern for those who should hereafter believe on him4 #c4 #af ,god manifest in the flesh1 justified in the ,spirit1 believed on in the world1 received up into glory4 #d4 #aj who is the ,savior of all men1 especially of those who believe4 ,titus #c4 #h they who believe in ,god might maintain good works4 ,heb4 #c4 #ah they that believe not should not enter into his rest4 ,james #b4 #ai thou believest there is one ,god2 devils believe and tremble4 #a ,peter #a4 #ba by him believe in ,god that raised him from the dead1 c4 #a ,john #d4 #af we have believed the love ,god hath for us4 #e4 #aj he that believeth on the ,son of ,god hath the witness in himself4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #f1 #ag which power he received by faith on the ,son of ,god4 #b ,nephi #aa4 #f1 #g my soul delighteth in proving to my people1 that1 save ,christ should come1 all men must perish4 #be4 #be because of our faith we are made alive in ,christ4 #bf4 #bf4 #h forward to ,christ with steadfastness1 they are they who shall not perish4 #ca4 #ai ye have not come thus far except by unshaken faith in ,christ4 #cb4 #e receive the ,holy ,ghost1 it will show you what ye shall do4 #cc4 #d my words persuade them to believe in ,jesus4 #g1 #aj4 ,jacob #c4 #a pray to ,god with great faith4 #g4 #c ,sherem1 knowing that ,i1 ,jacob1 had faith in ,christ1 who should come4 ,enos #a4 #h he said to me1 because of thy faith in ,christ4 ,jarom #a4 #aa persuading them to believe in the ,messiah to come4 ,mos4 #d4 #b for we believe in ,christ who shall come4 #h4 #ah ,god has provided means that man through faith might work mighty miracles4 ,alma #e4 #ae do you exercise faith in the redemption of him who created you8 #dh4 #ac4 #aj-ca an exhortation to repentance and faith in ,christ4 ,chap4 #bb4 #ad4 #be4 #ae they looked forward to the coming of ,christ4 #bg4 #bg the ,lamanites were firm in the faith of ,christ4 #dd4 #c is done to us because of our religion and faith in ,christ4 #df4 #da those who died in the faith of ,christ are happy in him4 #dh4 #ac ,moroni was a man who was firm in the faith of ,christ4 ,hel4 #c4 #ce they grew firmer and firmer in the faith of ,christ4 #e4 #i no way a man can be saved1 only through ,christ who shall come4 #dg4 #c ,nephi #aa4 #cb the ,holy ,ghost bears record of the ,father and ,son4 #cd1 #ce1 #cf4 #ab4 #ai that ye shall believe in me and repent of your sins4 #ag4 #h ,i see that your faith is sufficient that ,i should heal you4 #bj4 #ai4 #i they desired that the ,holy ,ghost be given unto them4 #bh thou hast purified these whom ,i have chosen because of their faith4 #bi1 #ce4 #bg4 #ai none can enter the kingdom unless they wash their garments in the blood of ,christ1 by faith4 #bj4 ,chap4 #bh4 ,the three ,nephite disciples of ,jesus had the faith that enabled them to receive a change in their bodies1 that they might remain on the earth until his coming4 #d ,nephi #a4 #dh being constrained by the ,holy ,ghost1 ,ammaron hid up the records4 ,mormon #g4 #g ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost are one ,god4 #aj4 ,ether #e4 #d the ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost beareth record4 ,chap4 #ab4 #da4 #ab4 #aj by faith they of old were called after the holy order of ,god4 ,moroni #f4 #d were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,chap4 #g4 #cb4 #h4 #g-i the word of the ,lord came by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #bf4 #aj4 #d-g the truth will be manifested by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #ah ask the ,father in faith and you shall receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #ai4 #da4 #c by prayer of faith ye shall receive my law4 #dd4 #b if they exercise faith in me ,i will pour my ,spirit on them4 #de4 #h to those that believe on my name1 gave ,i power to obtain eternal life4 #acf4 #db ,be diligent in keeping all my commandments lest your faith fail you4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #b4 ,moses declared to ,satan that he would worship only the ,god of glory4 ,god blessed ,moses for his faith in him4 #i4 ,adam and ,eve called on the name of the ,lord and offered sacrifice4 ,thou shalt call upon ,god in the name of the ,son for evermore4 #ac4 ,adam hearkened to the voice of ,god and glorified his name4 #ag4 many believed and became the sons of ,god1 many believed not and perished4 #ba4 ,enoch asked the ,lord that he would have mercy on ,noah and his seed1 inasmuch as he was ,god and he knew him4 #bd4 ,noah walked with ,god1 and all his three sons1 also4 #bi4 through faith in the ,lord1 ,abraham left ,ur to go into the land of ,canaan4 ,,necessity ,,of ,,faith ,,in ,,the ,,holy ,,priesthood4 ,in every dispensation in which ,god has made known his will to man1 it has been done through a living1 inspired ,priesthood4 ,passages from the sacred writings might be multiplied1 indefinitely1 on this subject4 ,but this is not necessary1 inasmuch as all the sacred records attest the necessity of an inspired ,priesthood1 and obedience to it on the part of the people1 if they would understand the will of the ,lord concerning them4 ,fifteen centuries of the history of ,israel1 from the ,exodus to the destruction of ,jerusalem by the ,romans1 is a record of adversity through disobedience to seers and prophets1 and of prosperity1 the result of listening to their teachings4 ,mankind1 with a wide range of religious tenets1 are instinctively imbued with a sentiment of reverence and obedience to those who minister in the ordinances of religion4 ,after the apostacy of the early apostolic church1 it had a strong hold on the minds of the people during the supremacy of the ,romish church4 ,we may consider that this doctrine began to lose its hold on the masses of the people1 professing ,christianity1 after the ,reformation and the splitting up of the ,christian world into a great multiplicity of sects4 ,with the introduction of the ,gospel and the ,holy ,priesthood1 through ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 the necessity of faith in a living ,priesthood is daily being made more apparent to the ,latter-day ,saints4 ,bible4 ,exod4 #d4 #a ,moses answered1 they will not believe4 #h1 #i1 #cj1 #ca4 #ad4 #ca ,israel believed the ,lord and his servant ,moses4 #ai4 #i that the people hear when ,i speak to thee1 and believe thee for ever4 #cb4 #ai-cd the golden calf1 and the intercession of ,moses for the people4 ,num4 #ab4 #b hath the ,lord1 indeed1 spoken only by ,moses8 ,deut4 #i4 #ai1 #bj the ,lord hearkened to me2 ,i prayed for ,aaron also4 ,josh4 #a4 #e as ,i was with ,moses1 so ,i will be with thee4 #b ,chron4 #bj4 #bj believe his prophets1 so shall ye prosper4 ,amos #c4 #g but he revealeth his secrets to his servants the prophets4 ,jonah1 ,chap4 #c4 the ,ninevites saved by the preaching of ,jonah4 ,matt4 #aj4 #ad1 #ae more tolerable for ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 than for those who will not hear your words4 #dj he that receiveth you receiveth me4 ,luke #a4 #ai sent to speak to thee1 and shew thee these glad tidings4 #de4 #aj4 #af he that heareth you heareth me4 #bi4 #bd4 #be ,o fools1 and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken4 ,john #e4 #df had ye believed ,moses1 ye would have believed me4 #ac4 #bj he that receiveth whomsoever ,i send1 receiveth me4 #ag4 #bj but for them1 also1 which shall believe on me through their word4 #a ,thess4 #b4 #ac when ye received from us1 ye received it as the word of ,god4 ,heb4 #b4 #b for if the word spoken by angels was steadfast8 ,book of ,mormon4 ,jacob #a4 #ai taking the responsibility of answering the sins of the people1 if we did not teach them the word of the ,lord with all diligence4 #b4 #b responsibility of magnifying my office1 to rid my garments of your sins4 ,mos4 #b4 #bh to assemble together1 that ,i might rid my garments of your blood4 #c ,nephi #ab4 #a1 #b blessed are ye if ye give heed to the words of these twelve1 whom ,i have chosen4 #ac4 #be ye are they whom ,i have chosen to minister to this people4 #ae4 #ab ye are my disciples1 and a light to this people4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #d voice of warning to all people1 by the mouth of my disciples4 #h1 #i to them is given power to seal1 both on earth and in heaven4 #ad they who will not hear prophets and apostles shall be cut off4 #ag1 #cj4 #b4 #a ,i will reveal to you the ,priesthood1 by the hand of ,elijah4 #c4 #i thou art ,joseph1 and wast chosen to do the work of the ,lord4 ,sec4 #e4 #b1 #aj1 #aa-ah4 #aj4 #cc ,satan thinks to overpower your testimony4 #ai4 #ac keep my commandments which you have received by ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #bd4 #d if they receive them not1 ,i will curse instead of blessing them4 #bh4 #b no one to receive revelations for the church but ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #c4 #g ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 has the keys of the revelations which are sealed1 until ,i shall appoint another in his stead4 #bi4 #d ye are chosen out of the world to declare my ,gospel4 #g1 #aj1 #ab4 #db4 #fa ,j4 ,smith4 ,jun41 to receive revelation1 and know the mysteries4 #fi4 #dc4 #c-e none but ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 appointed to receive revelation4 #ab4 #eb4 #i saying none other things than those which the prophets and apostles have written4 #eh4 #de behold they shall push the people together from the ends of the earth4 #fd4 #e the keys of the mysteries shall not be taken from ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #fe4 #b the keys of the kingdom are committed to man on the earth4 #fh4 #d whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the ,holy ,ghost shall be scripture and the power of ,god unto salvation4 #ge4 #bj and they receive you not1 shake off the dust of your feet4 #ha4 #b to ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 ,i have given the keys belonging to the ,presidency4 #hd4 #fd every soul that believes on your words shall receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #gd4 #hi whoso receiveth you receiveth me4 #ij-ie4 ,sec4 #ii4 #b-d4 #ij4 #c1 #d the keys of the kingdom never to be taken from ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 ,through him the oracles to be given to the church4 #f1 #ad-af4 #ajc4 #be whomsoever ye curse ,i will curse4 #ce ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 to organize the kingdom1 and establish the children of ,zion4 #aaj4 #af the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands4 #aab4 #ae the keys which ,i have given unto him1 and also to youward1 shall not be taken from him till ,i come4 #af-ba1 #cj-cb4 #aba4 #cf the rights of the ,priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven4 #abd4 #eh my servant1 ,joseph1 in thee shall the kingdoms of the earth be blessed4 #abh the ,twelve hold the keys of the kingdom upon the four corners of the earth4 #acc4 #bf the prophets of the north countries shall hear his voice1 and shall no longer stay themselves4 #acf4 #cg ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in keeping all my words1 from the days of ,adam to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 whom ,i called on by my angels4 ,miscellaneous ,passages4 ,hab4 #b4 #d the just shall live by faith4 ,rom4 #a4 #ag4 ,gal4 #c4 #aa4 ,heb4 #aj4 #ch4 ,matt4 #f4 #cj shall he not much more clothe you1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,luke #ab4 #bh4 #h4 #aj not found so great faith1 no1 not in ,israel4 ,luke #g4 #i4 #ag4 #bj if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed4 #ba4 #ba if ye have faith1 not only do this1 but say to this mountain4 ,mark #d4 #dj how is it that ye have no faith8 ,luke #ah4 #h when the ,son of man cometh shall he find faith on the earth8 ,acts #ae4 #i purifying their hearts by faith4 #bf4 #ah inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith4 ,rom4 #c4 #c shall unbelief make the faith of ,god without effect8 #bg4 #d4 #e his faith is counted to him for righteousness4 #i-af4 #aj4 #ag so then faith comes by hearing1 and hearing by the word of ,god4 #ad4 #bb hast thou faith8 have it to thyself before ,god4 #bc4 #a ,cor4 #b4 #e that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men4 #af4 #ac watch ye1 stand fast in the faith1 be strong4 #b ,cor4 #d4 #ac we having the same spirit of faith4 #e4 #g for we walk by faith1 not by sight4 ,gal4 #c4 #b received ye the spirit by works of the law1 or by faith8 #e-be4 #e4 #e we wait for the hope of righteousness by faith4 #f1 #bb4 ,eph4 #f4 #af above all taking the shield of faith4 #bc4 ,phil4 #c4 #i the faith of ,christ the righteousness which is of ,god by faith4 #a ,thess4 #a4 #c remembering without ceasing your work of faith4 #e4 #h putting on the breastplate of faith and love4 #b ,thess4 #a4 #d we glory for your patience and faith in your persecutions4 #aa4 #a ,tim4 #a4 #e of a good conscience and faith unfeigned4 #ad1 #ai4 ,chap4 #c4 #i4 #b ,tim4 #c4 #h men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith4 #aj4 #d4 #g ,i have finished my course1 ,i have kept the faith4 ,titus #a4 #ac rebuke sharply that they may be sound in the faith4 ,heb4 #d4 #b the word did not profit1 not being mixed with faith4 #f4 #a not laying again the foundation of repentance and faith4 ,chap4 #aa4 by faith the worlds were created1 the violence of fire quenched1 the armies of the aliens put to flight1 kingdoms subdued1 c4 #ab4 #b looking unto ,jesus1 the author and finisher of our faith4 ,james #a4 #f let him ask in faith1 nothing wavering4 #b4 #e hath not ,god chosen the poor of this world1 rich in faith4 #e4 #ae the prayer of faith shall save the sick4 #a ,peter #a4 #e kept by the power of ,god through faith unto salvation4 #g1 #i1 #ba4 #e4 #i whom resist steadfast in the faith4 #b ,peter #a4 #e add to your faith virtue1 to virtue knowledge4 #a ,john #e4 #d this is the victory that overcometh the world1 even our faith4 ,jude #c4 ,earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the ,saints4 ,rev4 #ac4 #aj here is the patience and faith of the ,saints4 ,chap4 #ad4 #ab4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #g4 #ab the ,lord can do all things for men through their faith4 #af4 #bh the pointers on the ball worked according to their faith4 #bi4 #b ,nephi #a4 #aj having power given them to do all things by faith4 #bg4 #bc ,god works not among the children of men save it be according to their faith4 ,jacob #a4 #e manifest to us by faith1 what should happen to our people4 ,enos #a4 #ab-ah through faith ,enos obtained a promise that the records should be preserved to come forth to the ,lamanites4 ,mos4 #d4 #f that salvation might come to him who continues in faith to the end4 #ba1 #cj4 ,alma #g4 #f look forward for the remission of sins1 with an everlasting faith4 #ab4 #cj plan of salvation made known according to men's faith4 #cc1 #cd1 #cg4 #ac4 #b1 #c1 #d men called to the ,holy ,priesthood according to their faith4 #ah4 #ce the ,spirit gives knowledge and power according to faith4 #cb4 #ah ,i ask1 ,is this faith8 if a man knoweth a thing1 he has no cause to believe4 #ba1 #bf1 #bg4 #bh-dc faith illustrated by a parable of a seed4 #eg4 #ba-bg through faith the young ,ammonites were preserved in battle4 ,hel4 #e4 #bj-eb deliverance of ,nephi and ,lehi from prison through their great faith4 #f4 #a the ,lamanites exceeded the ,nephites in righteousness on account of their great faith4 ,mormon #c4 #ab it was without faith because of the hardness of their hearts4 #h4 #bd he knoweth their faith1 for in his name could they remove mountains4 ,ether #c4 ,this chapter gives an account of great manifestations to the brother of ,jared1 on account of his great faith4 #ab4 #d-cc many examples given of the power of faith4 ,moroni #g4 #ba-dd instructions on faith4 #h4 #c will keep you through the endurance of faith on his name4 #aj4 #d if ye ask1 having faith1 he will manifest the truth to you4 #g1 #aa4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #ba that faith might also increase in the earth4 #d4 #e faith1 hope1 charity1 love1 c41 qualify him for the work ,sec4 #f4 #ai1 and #ab4 #h4 #h4 #aj without faith you can do nothing2 ask in faith4 #aa4 #bf4 #b all things to be done by common consent1 by much prayer and faith4 #bg4 #ag taking the shield of faith1 wherewith to quench the fiery darts of the wicked4 #da4 #c by prayer of faith ye shall receive my law4 #eb4 #bj the days have come when according to men's faith it shall be done unto them4 #ajc4 #cf all victory is brought to pass through your diligence and prayers of faith4 ,,faith ,,in ,,continual ,,revelation4 ,bible4 ,num4 #aa4 #bi ,moses said1 would that all the ,lord's people were prophets4 ,prov4 #bi4 #ah where there is no vision the people perish4 ,mark #af4 #ag and these signs shall follow them that believe4 ,john #ad4 #ab he that believeth on me shall do the works that ,i do1 and greater4 #af4 #ac ,spirit of truth will teach you all things4 ,acts #b4 #ci the promise is to as many as the ,lord our ,god shall call4 ,rom4 #a4 #ag for therein is the righteousness of ,god revealed1 from faith to faith4 #c4 #bb the righteousness of ,god is unto all1 and upon all that believe4 ,eph4 #c4 #ai that ye might be filled with all the fulness of ,god4 ,james #a4 #e if any lack wisdom let him ask of ,god4 #a ,john #b4 #bg the anointing which you have received teacheth you all things4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ag-ai the gifts and mysteries of ,god to be unfolded to all men and in all times1 to those who diligently seek them4 #ab4 #ah the ,messiah of whom the ,holy ,ghost beareth record from the beginning until this time1 henceforth and forever4 #bb4 #b by the ,spirit are all things made known to the prophets4 #b ,nephi #d4 #ce ,god will give liberally to him that asketh4 #bf4 #ac ,christ manifesteth himself by the power of the ,holy ,ghost1 to all who believe on him4 #bg4 #bc that ,i am the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 ,chap4 #bi4 #i4 #bh4 #bi wo be to him that shall say1 we have received the word of ,god and need no more4 #cj4 #bi4 #f thou fool that shall say1 we have a ,bible and need no more4 #g-ab4 ,alma #ci4 #ai is it not as easy for the ,lord to declare these things to us as unto our children1 or as after the time of his coming8 #c ,nephi #bg4 #bi for he that asketh receiveth2 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened4 ,mormon #i4 #g-aa ,god1 a ,god of miracles1 revelations and prophecy1 the same yesterday1 to-day and for ever4 #ae-ai4 ,moroni #aj4 #ai4 ,moroni #g4 #bi have miracles ceased1 or have angels ceased to minister to men because ,christ has ascended to heaven8 #cg1 #ch4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #aa the voice of the ,lord is unto the ends of the earth4 #bj4 #aa4 #be wo to him that denieth the ,spirit of revelation and prophecy4 #bj4 #aa that ,god inspires men to do his work in this generation1 as well as in generations of old4 #ab-ag4 #bf-bh not only those who are but who have been and who shall be1 who believe in the gifts and callings of ,god1 shall be saved4 #ce diminishing nothing from the revelations of ,john1 or from the revelations of ,god which shall come hereafter1 by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #ce4 #h will show miracles and wonders unto all who believe on my name4 #db4 #fa if thou shalt ask thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation4 #fg1 #fh4 #ej4 #ce by giving heed to what you have received1 and shall hereafter receive4 #ei4 #d with commandments not a few1 and with revelations in their time4 #gj4 #c revelations which ,i have given them1 and which ,i shall hereafter give4 ,see sermon by ,h4 ,c4 ,kimball1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #b1 page #bbj4 #c1 #aig4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,w4 ,crowell1 ,no4 #c4 ,a ,pamphlet1 by ,o4 ,pratt1 on ,faith4 ,article by ,f4 ,d4 ,richards1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #bi1 page #fha4 ,,repentance4 ,the ,nephite prophet1 ,alma1 gives a very comprehensive idea of the importance of repentance4 ,yea1 ,i would that ye would come forth and harden not your hearts any longer2 for behold1 now is the time1 and the day of your salvation2 and therefore1 if ye will repent and harden not your hearts1 immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you4 ,for behold1 this life is the time for men to prepare to meet ,god2 yea1 behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors4 ,and now as ,i said unto you before1 as ye have had so many witnesses1 therefore1 ,i beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end2 for after this day of life1 which is given us to prepare for eternity1 behold1 if we do not improve our time while in this life1 then cometh the night of darkness1 wherein there can be no labor performed4 ,ye cannot say1 when ye are brought to that awful crisis1 that ,i will repent1 that ,i will return to my ,god4 ,nay1 ye cannot say this2 for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time ye go out of this life1 that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world4 ,for behold1 if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance1 even until death1 behold1 ye have become subject to the spirit of the devil1 and he doth seal you his2 therefore1 the ,spirit of the ,lord hath withdrawn from you1 and hath no place in you1 and the devil hath all power over you2 and this is the final state of the wicked4 ,alma #cd4 #ca-ce4 ,for ,godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of3 but the sorrow of the world worketh death2 #b ,cor4 #g4 #aj4 ,of the sorrow that worketh death was that of ,judas2 ,matt4 #bg4 #c-e ,in some passages of the ,scriptures repentance signifies a change of purpose in man1 as in the case of the son who refused to work in his father's vineyard1 but afterwards repented and went2 #ba4 #bh1 #bi4 ,again1 it expresses the sympathy of the ,lord for the sufferings of his people3 ,for the ,lord hearkened because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them2 ,judges #b4 #ah4 ,it sometimes expresses sympathy in man for the sufferings of others3 ,and the people repented them for ,benjamin1 because that the ,lord had made a breach in the tribes of ,israel2 #ba4 #ae4 ,in the history of the deliverance of ,israel from ,egypt1 we are informed that ,pharaoh's heart was hardened1 so that he would not let the people go4 ,we are evidently to understand by this1 that on account of the great wickedness of the ,egyptians1 the ,lord did not soften their hearts by the gentle influences of his ,spirit1 but permitted them to pursue their own chosen way and suffer the consequences4 ,we read in the ,revelations of ,st4 ,john3 ,and the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands2 #i4 #bj4 ,and blasphemed the ,god of heaven because of their pains and their sores1 and repented not of their deeds2 #af4 #aa4 ,these1 like the ,egyptians1 had passed the day of repentance1 and were left to reap the reward of their wickedness4 ,on account of their former wickedness1 it was all the converted ,lamanites could do to repent2 ,alma #bd4 #aa4 ,repentance is a gift of ,god3 ,then hath ,god also to the ,gentiles granted repentance unto life2 ,acts #aa4 #ah4 ,if ,god peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth2 #b ,tim4 #b4 #be4 ,not knowing that the goodness of ,god leadeth them to repentance2 ,rom4 #b4 #d4 ,that is1 the ,lord grants to men of his ,holy ,spirit to soften their hearts and enlighten their understandings1 that they may see and receive the truth1 if they will2 but his ,spirit will not always strive with man4 ,confession of sin1 and restitution to the injured party1 was early made a standing law in ,israel2 ,num4 #e4 #f1 #g4 ,confession is one of the outward evidences of a godly sorrow for sin3 ,for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness2 and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation2 ,rom4 #aj4 #aj4 ,confess your faults one to another1 and pray for one another1 that ye may be healed2 ,james #e4 #af4 ,on account of the magnitude of sins committed1 repentance is not always followed by forgiveness and restoration4 ,for instance1 when ,peter was preaching to the ,jews1 who had slain ,jesus and taken his blood on themselves and their children1 he did not say1 repent and be baptized for the remission of sins2 but ,repent ye therefore1 and be converted1 that your sins may be blotted out1 when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the ,lord2 and 7when7 he shall send ,jesus ,christ1 which before was preached unto you3 whom the heaven must receive until the times of the restitution of all things2 ,acts #c4 #ai-ba4 ,that is1 repent now1 and believe in ,jesus ,christ1 that you may be forgiven when he whom you have slain shall come again in the days of the restitution of all things2 and prescribe to you the terms on which you may be saved4 ,bible4 #a ,kings #h4 #dg if they repent in the land of their captivity4 ,job #db4 #f ,i abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes4 ,psalm #ajf4 #de repented according to the multitude of his mercies4 #aaj4 #d the ,lord hath sworn and will not repent4 ,heb4 #g4 #ba4 ,ezk4 #ad4 #f repent and turn from your idols4 ,chap4 #ah4 #cj1 #bd4 #ad neither will ,i spare1 neither will ,i repent4 ,matt4 #c4 #b repent ye1 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 ,chap4 #d4 #ag4 #h bring forth fruit meet for repentance4 ,luke #c4 #h4 #i4 #ac not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance4 ,luke #e4 #cb4 #aa4 #bj because they repented not4 #ba4 ,luke #aj4 #ac4 #ab4 #da the men of ,nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation4 ,luke #aa4 #cb4 ,mark #a4 #ae repent ye and believe the ,gospel4 #f4 #ab they went and preached that men should repent4 ,luke #ac4 #c except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish4 #e4 #ae4 #g over one sinner that repenteth1 than over ninety-nine that need no repentance4 #af4 #cj if one went unto them from the dead they will repent4 #ag4 #c if thy brother trespass against thee1 and repent1 forgive him4 #d4 ,acts #ag4 #cj times of ignorance ,god winked at but now commands men to repent4 #bf4 #bj to the ,gentiles that they should do works meet for repentance4 ,rom4 #b4 #d not knowing that the goodness of ,god leadeth thee to repentance4 #b ,cor4 #g4 #i but that ye sorrowed to repentance4 #aj ,godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation1 not to be repented of4 ,heb4 #f4 #a not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works4 #f4 #ab4 #ag he found no place of repentance though he sought it4 #b ,peter #c4 #i that any should perish1 but all should come to repentance4 ,rev4 #c4 #h remember how thou hast received2 hold fast and repent4 #ai those ,i love ,i chasten2 be zealous1 therefore1 and repent4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ah the way is prepared for all men if they will repent4 #bb4 #bh shall dwell safely in the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 if they will repent4 #b ,nephi #b4 #ba he gave commandment that all men should repent4 #i4 #bd if they will not repent and be baptized they must be damned4 #cj4 #b the ,gentiles that will repent are the covenant people of the ,lord4 ,jacob #c4 #c except ye repent the land is cursed for your sakes4 ,mos4 #d4 #aj believe that you must repent of your sins1 and forsake them4 #ah4 #ab4 #h unless they repent ,i will utterly destroy them4 #ab4 #ah4 #g ,alma preached repentance at the waters of ,mormon4 #bj he commanded they should preach nothing but repentance and faith4 #bf4 #bb shall be baptized unto repentance4 #bg4 #bd ,alma said ,i have repented of my sins and been redeemed4 #bi4 #ai were it not for the interposition of the ,creator because of their repentance4 ,alma #e4 #ca-cc repentance necessary to salvation4 #di-ef4 #g4 #i the ,spirit saith repent1 prepare the way of the ,lord4 #i4 #ab except ye repent ye can in no wise inherit the kingdom of ,god4 #ab4 #ae power to save all that bring forth fruit meet for repentance4 #bd this life a probationary state for repentance4 #bb4 #f will repent ye shall be saved4 #bf4 #bb to him that repenteth is given to know the mysteries of ,god4 #bg4 #bc because of their sore repentance on account of their many murders4 #bi4 #a1 #b that ,i were an angel to cry repentance to all people4 #cd4 #ca-ce to delay repentance until death is to become subject to the devil4 #db4 #d there was a probationary time granted to man for repentance4 #e1 #ac4 #af repentance could not come unto men except there was a punishment4 ,hel4 #e4 #aa he hath power to redeem them from their sins because of repentance4 #g4 #ag ,o repent ye6 why will ye die8 #ai-bd1 #bh the ,nephites warned of great destruction1 unless they would repent4 #h4 #g the things he saith will come to pass unless we repent4 #bf #aj4 #aa ,nephites to be smitten unless they would repent4 #ag4 #aa4 #h-ag the ,lord turned away the famine from the ,nephites because of repentance4 #ab4 #bb-bd that men might be saved1 hath repentance been declared4 #ac4 #b ,samuel preached repentance to the people of ,zarahemla4 #f4 #ad4 #ag1 #ah the resurrection of ,christ brings to pass the conditions of repentance4 #c ,nephi #i4 #b wo to the inhabitants of the earth unless they repent4 #ac1 #bb4 #aj4 #f how oft will ,i gather you if ye will repent4 ,matt4 #bc4 #cg4 #af4 #ac if the ,gentiles will repent they shall be numbered with my people4 #ah4 #af as ,i pray1 ye shall pray among those who repent and are baptized4 #cj-cb4 #bc4 #e he who repents and is baptized shall be saved4 #bf4 #ag whoso repents and is baptized shall be filled4 ,mormon #b4 #h although destruction hung over the ,nephites they would not repent4 #aj-ac4 #c4 #bb ,i would that ,i could persuade all ye ends of the earth to repent4 #e4 #bb how can ye stand before the power of ,god except ye repent8 #bd4 #g4 #c ye must come to repentance or ye cannot be saved4 #e1 #g1 #h ,ether #b4 #aa may repent and not continue in your iniquities1 until the fulness come4 #e4 #e if so be they repent and come unto the ,father4 #g4 #bc there came prophets warning the people to repent4 #be1 #bf #h4 #bc that things may be shown to you that ye may repent4 #aa4 #a many prophecies of the destruction of the people1 unless they should repent4 #f1 #h1 #ab1 #bj4 #ab4 #c ,ether exhorted the people to believe in ,god unto repentance4 ,moroni #f4 #g if they repented not their names were blotted out4 #h4 #h4 #bd repentance is unto those who are under the curse of a broken law4 #be4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #cb1 #cc from him that repents not shall be taken the light he has received4 ,sec4 #e4 #ba4 #c4 #aj ,god commanded ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 to repent4 #e4 #ai a desolating scourge shall go forth if they repent not4 #ai4 #d every one must repent or suffer1 for ,i1 ,god1 am endless4 #c1 #ae4 #bj4 #bi all men must repent and endure in faith1 or they cannot be saved4 #bi4 #ag #a will take vengeance on the wicked for they will not repent4 #dd they cannot be redeemed because they repented not4 #di4 #cc4 #aj repent1 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 #ci4 #ah inasmuch as they repent1 ,i will stay mine hand in judgment4 #db4 #gg if not married1 they shall repent and ye shall receive them4 #dc4 #bj call on the nations to repent4 ,prepare1 for the great day of the ,lord4 #ba1 #bb4 #ed4 #c if your brethren desire to escape their enemies let them repent4 #fc4 #ae repent speedily1 lest judgment come on them as a snare4 #fh4 #bd if he repent he shall be forgiven1 according to the covenants4 #ge4 #bi the idler shall not have place in the church1 except he repent4 #hd4 #eg to remain under condemnation1 until they repent4 #gf4 #ij4 #cd your brethren in ,zion begin to repent and the angels rejoice4 #ce4 #ih4 #ba will chasten them if they do not repent and observe all things4 #aji4 #ba when thy people transgress1 they may speedily repent and return unto thee4 #bi4 #ej that wicked mob may repent1 if repentance can be found4 #ec4 #abd4 #ej visit on the heads of those who hindered my work1 if they repent not4 #eb1 #aaf4 #acc4 #af he commandeth all men1 everywhere1 to repent4 #acf4 #ce their sorrow shall be great unless they repent speedily4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #i4 said to ,adam1 thou shalt repent and call upon ,god4 #ac4 ,adam called on his sons to repent4 #ad4 the sons of ,adam called on all men to repent4 #af4 ,god hath made known to our fathers that all men must repent4 ,teach it to your children that all men must repent4 #ah4 the ,lord said to ,enoch1 say to this people repent1 lest ,i smite them with a curse4 ,he called on all but the people of ,cainaan to repent4 #bc4 if men do not repent ,i will send in the floods upon them ,for it repenteth ,noah that ,i have created them4 ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 ,sept4 #a1 #ahce4 ,a ,pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt1 on ,repentance4 ,,baptism4 ,,necessity ,,of ,,baptism4 ,that ,gospel baptism is necessary to salvation1 is abundantly evidenced in the sacred writings4 ,christ1 the highest authority known to man1 asserted this most emphatically when he said to ,nicodemus1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto thee1 ,except a man be born of water and of the ,spirit1 he cannot enter into the kingdom of ,god2 ,john #c4 #e4 ,so important did the ,savior consider baptism1 that when he went to ,john to be baptized1 and ,john forbade him1 he replied to him1 ,suffer it to be so now3 for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness2 ,matt4 #c4 #ac-ae4 ,in this he taught ,john the doctrine that a fulness of righteousness or salvation1 could not be received without it4 ,the prophet ,nephi1 who lived nearly #fjj years before the birth of our ,savior1 clearly understood the necessity of baptism4 ,said he1 ,and now1 if the ,lamb of ,god1 he being holy1 should have need to be baptized by water1 to fulfil all righteousness1 ,o then1 how much more need have we1 being unholy1 to be baptized1 yea1 even by water2 #b ,nephi #ca4 #e4 ,the prophet ,mormon1 who lived nearly #a1jjj years after ,nephi1 also taught the necessity of following the example of our ,savior in being baptized1 first1 by water2 ,mormon #g4 #aj4 ,in the opening up of the latter-day dispensation1 the ,lord said to his prophet ,joseph1 ,whosoever believeth on my words them will ,i visit with the manifestation of my ,spirit1 and they shall be born of me1 even of water and of the ,spirit2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #e4 #af4 ,the ,lord1 in a revelation to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,sidney ,rigdon1 speaking of those who should be worthy to come forth in the resurrection of the just1 says1 ,they are they who received the testimony of ,jesus1 and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial1 being buried in the water in his name2 #gf4 #ea4 ,bible4 ,matt4 #bh4 #ai go ye therefore and teach all nations1 baptizing them4 ,mark #af4 #af he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved4 ,john #a4 #cc he that sent me to baptize with water4 ,acts #b4 #da then they that gladly received his word were baptized4 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #ac for by one spirit are we all baptized into one body4 ,gal4 #c4 #bg as many as have been baptized into ,christ1 have put on ,christ4 ,eph4 #d4 #e one ,lord1 one faith1 one baptism4 #a ,peter #c4 #ba the like figure whereunto even baptism doth now save us4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #ca4 #aa the ,father said1 repent1 and be baptized4 #ag the gate by which ye shall enter is repentance and baptism4 ,alma #e4 #fb be baptized unto repentance4 #i4 #bg cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance4 #c ,nephi #ah4 #e one shall be ordained to break bread1 and give to those who are baptized in my name4 #bh4 #ah uniting to the church those who believe on their preaching1 baptizing them4 ,mormon #i4 #bi see that ye are not baptized unworthily4 ,moroni #f4 #a-d explains who are fit subjects for baptism4 #h4 #d-bb the reasons given why little children are not fit subjects for baptism4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #fh4 #h preach the ,gospel to every creature1 baptizing in the name of the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost4 #aab4 #bi he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved2 he that believeth not and is not baptized shall be damned4 #abh4 #ab baptism by immersion necessary to answer to the likeness of the dead1 that one principle might accord with the other4 ,also in likeness of the resurrection of the dead1 in coming forth out of their graves4 ,this passage explains and beautifully accords with ,rom4 #f4 #d1 and ,col4 #b4 #ab4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #af4 the ,holy ,spirit promised to ,adam1 if he would repent and be baptized4 ,explanation of the necessity of being born of water and of the ,spirit4 #ag4 gives an account of the baptism of ,adam4 ,,mode ,,of ,,baptism4 ,not only is the necessity of baptism taught us by the highest possible authority1 but1 as well1 the manner in which that ordinance is to be administered4 ,adam1 the ,father of the race1 set an example for all his children to follow4 ,and it came to pass1 when the ,lord had spoken with ,adam1 our father1 that ,adam cried unto the ,lord1 and he was caught away by the ,spirit of the ,lord1 and was carried down into the water1 and was laid under the water1 and was brought forth out of the water4 ,and thus he was baptized2 and the ,spirit of ,god descended upon him1 and thus he was born of the ,spirit1 and became quickened in the inner man2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 p4 #ag4 ,christ went where ,john was baptizing in the river ,jordan1 to be baptized of him1 and when he was baptized1 went up straightway out of the water2 ,matt4 #c4 #af4 ,that he was immersed1 or buried in the water1 is evident from the sayings of the ,apostle ,paul1 ,therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death3 that like as ,christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the ,father1 even so we also should walk in newness of life4 ,for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death1 we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection2 ,rom4 #f4 #d1 #e4 ,buried with him in baptism1 wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of ,god2 ,col4 #b4 #ab4 ,the meaning of these passages is evident4 ,if we would come forth in the resurrection in the likeness of ,christ1 we must1 like him1 be buried in the water1 and come forth out of the water1 in the likeness of his burial and resurrection4 ,the ,nephites knew no other mode of ,gospel baptism than immersion4 ,said ,jesus to his ,nephite disciples1 ,and then shall ye immerse them in the water1 and come forth again out of the water2 #c ,nephi #aa4 #bf4 ,when our ,savior sent forth his ,jewish disciples to preach the ,gospel1 he authorized them to baptize in the name of the ,father1 the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost2 ,matt4 #bh4 #ai4 ,he instructed his ,nephite disciples to use the following words1 ,having authority given me of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i baptize you in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen2 #c ,nephi #aa4 #be4 ,quite explicit instructions on this subject are given to the ,latter-day ,saints in the ,doc4 ,cov43 ,the person who is called of ,god1 and has authority from ,jesus ,christ to baptize1 shall go down into the water with the person who has presented him or herself for baptism1 and shall say1 calling him or her by name--,having been commissioned of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i baptize you in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,then shall he immerse him or her in the water1 and come forth again out of the water2 #bj4 #gc1 #gd4 ,under date of ,may1 #ahbi1 we find the following account of the baptism of ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery1 being the first baptisms in the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints3 ,accordingly we went and were baptized1 ,i baptized him first1 and afterwards he baptized me1 after which ,i laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the ,aaronic ,priesthood1 afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same ,priesthood--for so were we commanded4 99 99 99 ,it was on the fifteenth day of ,may1 #ahbi1 that we were ordained under the hand of the ,messenger1 and baptized4 ,immediately on our coming up out of the water1 after we had been baptized1 we experienced great and glorious blessings4 ,bible4 ,matt4 #c4 #f all baptized of him in ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 #c4 #ac then cometh ,jesus from ,galilee to ,jordan unto ,john4 ,john #c4 #bc ,john was baptizing in ,enon near ,salem1 because there was much water there4 ,acts #h4 #ch1 #ci ,philip went down into the water with the eunuch4 #bb4 #af arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins4 #a ,cor4 #aj4 #b all baptized unto ,moses in the cloud and in the sea4 ,titus #c4 #e by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,mos4 #ah4 #ab-ag a description of the manner in which ,alma baptized the ,lamanites in the waters of ,mormon4 #bf4 #ae blessed are they who were baptized in the waters of ,mormon4 ,alma #d4 #d many were baptized by ,alma in the river ,sidon4 #c ,nephi #aa4 #bc-bh conditions for and form of baptism4 #ai4 #aa-ac ,nephi1 and his brethren1 went down into the water1 and came up out of the water4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #ag4 ,adam was laid under the water1 and brought forth out of the water4 #ah4 ,enoch was commanded to baptize in the name of the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost4 ,,object ,,of ,,baptism4 ,the primary aim and end of baptism is the remission of sins4 ,this subject is fully explained by the ,lord to our ,father ,adam4 ,therefore ,i give unto you a commandment1 to teach these things freely unto your children1 saying1 ,that by reason of transgression cometh the fall1 which fall bringeth death1 and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water1 and blood1 and the spirit1 which ,i have made1 and so became of dust a living soul1 even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven1 of water1 and of the spirit1 and be cleansed by blood1 even the blood of mine ,only ,begotten2 that ye might be sanctified from all sin1 and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world1 and eternal life in the world to come1 even immortal glory3 ,for by the water ye keep the commandment2 by the spirit ye are justified1 and by the blood ye are sanctified2 therefore it is given to abide in you2 the record of heaven2 the ,comforter2 the peaceable things of immortal glory2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 p4 #af4 ,the above quotation is full of meaning1 but it is evident1 at once1 that the object of baptism is to open the way through which1 alone1 men may attain to all the blessings of salvation and eternal life4 ,it was especially the mission of ,john the ,baptist to preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins2 ,mark #a4 #d4 ,on the day of ,pentecost1 the ,apostle ,peter very earnestly exhorted the multitude1 ,repent1 and be baptized every one of you in the name of ,jesus ,christ for the remission of sins2 ,acts #b4 #ch4 ,the ,apostle ,paul says1 ,without shedding of blood is no remission2 ,heb4 #i4 #bb4 ,john the ,apostle also asserts the same doctrine3 ,the blood of ,jesus ,christ his ,son cleanseth us from all sin2 #a ,john #a4 #g4 ,it is evident1 from the tenor of the sacred writings1 that only by being buried with ,christ in water1 by baptism1 is the shedding of his blood available to man for the remission of sins4 ,bible4 ,luke #c4 #c ,john preached the baptism of repentance1 for the remission of sins4 ,acts #bb4 #af arise and be baptized and wash away your sins4 ,eph4 #e4 #bf that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water4 ,titus #c4 #e by the washing of regeneration4 #a ,peter #c4 #ba the like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #ca4 #ag after baptism by water1 cometh the remission of sins4 ,alma #g4 #ad be baptized unto repentance1 that ye may be washed from your sins4 #c ,nephi #a4 #bc baptism unto repentance1 in which there was a remission of sins4 #g4 #be baptism by water1 a witness of repentance and a remission of sins4 #ah4 #cj the sacrament to be administered only to those who have been baptized4 #cj4 #b come to me and be baptized1 for the remission of sins4 ,moroni #h4 #aa baptism and fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ai4 #ca ,shalt declare repentance and remission of sins by baptism and by fire4 #ee4 #b repentance and remission of sins by way of baptism4 #fh4 #bg children to be baptized for remission of sins when eight years old4 #gf4 #ea1 #eb baptism and remission of sins necessary1 in order to come forth in the resurrection of the just4 #hd4 #bg the ,gospel of repentance1 and of baptism1 and remission of sins4 #gd those not baptized for the remission of sins shall be damned4 ,miscellaneous ,passages4 ,matt4 #c4 #g when he saw ,pharisees and ,sadducees come to his baptism4 #bj4 #bb are ye able to be baptized with the baptism ,i am baptized with8 ,mark #aj4 #ci4 #ba4 #be the baptism of ,john1 was it from heaven or of men8 ,mark #aa4 #cj4 ,luke #bj4 #d4 #bh4 #ai go ye therefore1 and teach all nations1 baptizing them4 ,mark #a4 #h ,i1 indeed1 have baptized you with water4 ,luke #c4 #g said he to the multitude that came to be baptized of him4 #ab4 #af ,john answered1 ,i indeed baptize you with water4 #ba4 #g4 #bi the publicans justified ,god1 being baptized with the baptism of ,john4 #cj4 #ab4 #ej ,i have a baptism to be baptized with4 ,john #a4 #be why baptizest thou1 if thou be not the ,christ8 #bf #a baptize with water1 but there standeth one among you4 #bh4 #cc he that sent me to baptize with water1 said to me2 #c4 #bb there he tarried with them and baptized4 #bc4 #d4 #a that ,jesus made and baptized more disciples than ,john4 ,acts #a4 #e ,john baptized with water1 but ye shall be baptized with the ,holy ,ghost4 #bb4 #b4 #da then they that gladly received his word were baptized4 #h4 #ab when they believed ,philip they were baptized1 both men and women4 #ac4 #af as yet he was fallen on none of them1 only they were baptized4 #cf see1 here is water1 what doth hinder me to be baptized8 #i4 #ah ,saul received sight and arose and was baptized4 #aj4 #cg that word published throughout all ,judea1 after the baptism ,john preached4 #dg4 #af4 #ae ,lydia1 when she was baptized1 and her household1 besought us4 #cc4 #ah4 #h many of the ,corinthians believed and were baptized4 #be4 #a ,cor4 #a4 #ac or were ye baptized in the name of ,paul8 #ad1 #af1 #ag4 #ab4 #ac for by one spirit are we all baptized into one body4 ,gal4 #c4 #bg as many as have been baptized into ,christ1 have put on ,christ4 ,eph4 #d4 #e one ,lord1 one faith1 one baptism4 ,heb4 #f4 #b of the doctrine of baptism and laying on of hands4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #i my father said1 he should baptize in ,bethabary beyond ,jordan2 also1 that he should baptize the ,messiah with water4 #aj4 #b ,nephi #ca4 #d the prophet the ,lord showed me should baptize the ,lamb of ,god4 #f-aj1 #ac4 #ad if ye should deny me after being baptized with water and the ,holy ,ghost1 better if ye had not known me4 ,mos4 #ah4 #aj what have you against being baptized in the name of the ,lord8 #ba4 #cc many desirous of being baptized1 but there was none having authority4 #ce4 #be4 #ag1 #ah ,alma baptized the people of ,limhi4 ,alma #g4 #ae baptism a witness that we covenant with ,god to keep his commandments4 #ae4 #ac ,alma consecrated priests and teachers1 to baptize unto the ,lord4 #ai4 #ce the ,lamanites that believed were baptized1 and became a righteous people4 #cf4 ,hel4 #af4 #a when they found ,nephi they desired to be baptized4 #c4 #c ,nephi #aa4 #ba1 #bb the ,lord gave ,nephi1 and others1 power to baptize4 #ab4 #a ,jesus called twelve and gave them authority to baptize4 #ai4 #aj-ac ,nephi1 and all those whom ,jesus had chosen1 were baptized4 #bf4 #ag the disciples whom ,jesus had chosen began to baptize as many as came to them4 #bg4 #a as the disciples were journeying and baptizing in the name of ,jesus4 #bh4 #ah uniting to the church those who believed on their preaching1 baptizing them4 ,mormon #g4 #aj are first baptized with water1 following the example of our ,savior4 #i4 #bi see that ye are not baptized unworthily4 ,moroni #f4 #a-d explains who are fit subjects for baptism4 #h4 #d-bb why little children are not fit subjects for baptism4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #g as thou hast been baptized by my servant1 ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #bj4 #cg qualifications necessary for baptism and reception into the church4 #ch-eh duties of the ,priesthood in connection with baptism4 #fh duty of members after they receive baptism4 #bb4 #a1 #b old covenants of no avail2 necessary to be baptized to enter the new covenant4 #ci4 #bj go forth baptizing with water1 preparing the way4 #bc4 #eb4 #aj let them go1 two by two1 baptizing by water and laying on hands4 #acd4 #ab not lawful to baptize bond servants1 without consent of their masters4 ,see ,testimonies of ancient and modern authors in relation to baptism1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ba1 pages #fhg1 #gba1 #ged1 #gfh1 #hja1 #hcc1 and ,vol4 #bb1 pages #dd1 #adb1 #dia4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no #d4 ,a ,pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,mar4 #bj1 #ahdb4 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #cc1 pages #fe1 #hb4 ,article by ,n4 ,williams1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #da1 page #hd4 ,,baptism ,,for ,,the ,,dead ,a prominent feature in the plan of redemption is the vicarious nature of the labors of ,christ1 and his ministers1 for the salvation of men4 ,in his death and resurrection1 ,christ did that for men which they could not do for themselves4 ,in all dispensations of the ,priesthood1 it has been the duty of those officiating in its ordinances to act for others1 when they could not act for themselves4 ,under the ,mosaic law1 the tribe of ,levi was set apart1 to make it the special business of their lives1 in all their generations1 to understand its ordinances and ceremonies that they might be capable of acting in behalf of the people1 who were engaged in the ordinary avocations of life4 ,this labor was accepted by the ,lord1 in behalf of the people1 as though they had done it for themselves4 ,the ordinances described in the #afth chap4 of ,lev41 which the ,high ,priest was required to perform as an atonement for the sins of the house of ,israel1 clearly illustrates this principle4 ,it is said of the scapegoat1 ,and ,aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat1 and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of ,israel1 and all their transgressions in all their sins1 putting them upon the head of the goat1 and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness2 #af4 #ba4 ,this confession of the sins of the people1 by the ,high ,priest1 was a vicarious work1 and was accepted by the ,lord as though they had confessed their own sins1 with their hands upon the head of the goat--a work evidently impracticable for them to do4 ,the vicarious nature of the sufferings of ,christ are clearly foretold in the prophetic vision of ,isaiah3 ,surely he hath borne our griefs1 and carried our sorrows3 yet we did esteem him stricken1 smitten of ,god1 and afflicted4 ,but he was wounded for our transgressions1 he was bruised for our iniquities3 the chastisement of our peace was upon him2 and with his stripes we are healed2 #ec4 #d1 #e4 ,the same prophet speaking further of ,christ says1 that he should be ,for a covenant of the people1 for a light of the ,gentiles2 #db4 #f4 ,evidently referring to his earthly mission in which this was literally fulfilled4 ,at the time when this should take place1 there was another labor which he was to perform4 ,he was ,to open the blind eyes1 to bring out the prisoners from the prison1 and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house2 verse #g4 ,this passage informs us that there was a class of persons who were confined in a dark1 benighted prison1 who were to be delivered when ,christ should be ,for a covenant of the people1 for a light of the ,gentiles4 ,the ,apostle ,peter informs us that ,jesus1 between his death and resurrection1 when his spirit was free from his body1 went and preached to the spirits in prison4 ,for ,christ also hath once suffered for sins1 the just for the unjust1 that he might bring us to ,god1 being put to death in the flesh1 but quickened by the ,spirit3 ,by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison2 #a ,pet4 #c4 #ah1 #ai4 ,in the context he informs us that these spirits were those1 of the people1 who were disobedient in the days of ,noah4 ,the ,apostle ,peter had no narrow views of the plan of salvation1 for when he speaks of ,christ suffering1 the just for the unjust1 he makes no discrimination in favor of the living4 ,for the assertion is sweeping and universal1 that ,christ died for all2 else what profit could there be in ,christ's preaching to the spirits in prison1 unless the way was opened for them to receive the ordinances and blessings of the ,gospel1 in common with the living8 ,peter positively informs us that the ,gospel was preached to the dead1 and the reason why1 ,for1 for this cause was the ,gospel preached also to them that are dead1 that they might be judged according to men in the flesh1 but live according to ,god in the spirit2 #d4 #f4 ,if they are judged according to men in the flesh1 it would evidently be unjust1 if they should not have the benefit of all the ordinances and privileges that pertain to the living4 ,to the question1 ,how can the dead receive the ordinances of the ,gospel8 there can be but one answer--by proxy2 by the vicarious works of the living4 ,not only did ,peter assert that the ,gospel was preached to the spirits in prison1 that they might be judged according to men in the flesh1 but the ,apostle ,paul informs us that the first ,gospel ordinance1 of all dispensations--baptism1 was administered by proxy among the former-day ,saints4 ,speaking of the resurrection1 he asks the ,corinthian ,saints1 ,else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead1 if the dead rise not at all8 why are they then baptized for the dead8 #a ,cor4 #ae4 #bi4 ,that is1 of what utility are baptisms for the dead1 if there is no resurrection8 ,this doctrine was evidently neither strange nor new to those to whom the ,apostles were writing4 ,paul further says1 ,for to this end ,christ both died1 and rose1 and revived1 that he might be ,lord both of the dead and living2 ,rom4 #ad4 #i4 ,if this passage asserts anything1 it is that ,christ died for the dead as well as the living4 ,again1 there is here no discrimination made in favor of the living4 ,jesus gave some light on this subject1 when talking with the ,jews on marrying and the resurrection3 ,neither can they die any more3 for they are equal unto the angels2 and are the children of ,god1 being the children of the resurrection4 99 99 99 ,for he is not a ,god of the dead1 but of the living3 for all live unto him2 ,luke #bj4 #cf1 #ch4 ,the following may be inferred from these passages3 that notwithstanding men die1 they must live unto ,god through the resurrection1 and as myriads have died without a knowledge of the ,gospel1 they must have an opportunity of enjoying its blessings1 in order to live unto ,god1 after they have come forth from the dead4 ,the prophet ,malachi1 in vision1 saw our day1 over #bbjj years ago4 ,in the closing chapter of his prophecy and of the ,old ,testament1 he says1 ,for1 behold1 the day cometh1 that shall burn as an oven2 and all the proud1 yea1 and all that do wickedly1 shall be stubble3 and the day that cometh shall burn them up1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts1 that it shall leave them neither root nor branch2 #d4 #a4 ,but there is another important event to take place before that day1 as we learn in verses #e #f3 ,behold1 ,i will send you ,elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the ,lord3 and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children1 and the heart of the children to their fathers1 lest ,i come and smite the earth with a curse4 ,elijah's coming must evidently be to some one who is prepared to receive him1 and to labor in the great work he is sent to inaugurate1 for the expression1 ,he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children1 and the heart of the children to their fathers1 is very comprehensive4 ,it does not discriminate between the living and the dead1 between the past and the future4 ,it pertains to the whole family of ,adam4 ,moroni1 the heavenly messenger who ministered to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 makes the universality of the work to be accomplished still plainer3 ,and he shall plant in the hearts of the children1 the promises made to the fathers1 and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers2 if it were not so1 the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 p4 #ej4 ,it is sufficient to know1 in this case1 that the earth will be smitten with a curse1 unless there is a welding link of some kind or other1 between the fathers and the children1 upon some subject or other1 and behold what is that subject8 ,it is the baptism for the dead4 ,for we without them cannot be made perfect2 neither can they without us be made perfect4 ,neither can they nor we be made perfect1 without those who have died in the ,gospel also2 for it is necessary in the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times2 which dispensation is now beginning to usher in1 that a whole and complete and perfect union1 and welding together of dispensations1 and keys1 and powers1 and glories should take place1 and be revealed from the days of ,adam even to the present time2 and not only this1 but those things which never have been kept hid from the foundation of the world1 but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent1 shall be revealed unto babes and sucklings in this the dispensation of the fulness of times2 ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #abh4 #ah4 ,the time came for ,elijah to appear and fill his great and glorious mission4 ,the place was prepared1 and the men were there who had the faith to receive him1 and the authority and power he was to bring to men in the flesh1 to administer in the ordinances of the ,gospel for the dead4 ,he appeared to ,joseph1 the ,seer1 and ,o4 ,cowdery1 in the ,kirtland ,temple1 ,april #c;d1 #ahcf1 and said1 ,behold1 the time has fully come1 which was spoken of by the mouth of ,malachi1 testifying that he 7,elijah7 should be sent before the great and dreadful day of the ,lord come1 to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the children to the fathers1 lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse4 ,therefore the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands1 and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the ,lord is near1 even at the doors2 ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #aaj4 #ad1 #ae1 #af4 ,ordinances for the salvation of the dead require temples1 or sacred places especially constructed for their administration4 ,the former-day ,saints usually remained in the same scattered condition in which they received the ,gospel4 ,for these reasons1 it is probable that the doctrines pertaining to the salvation of the dead were imperfectly taught4 ,this may account for so little being said in the ,new ,testament on this subject4 ,the prophet ,joseph has given special instructions on this subject in secs4 #abg #abh1 ,doc4 ,cov4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #c1 page #cfb4 ,j4 ,smith1 #f1 #a4 ,jos4 ,young1 #f1 #bbf4 ,g4 ,q4 ,cannon1 #ad1 #caj4 ,j4 ,taylor1 #ae1 #bhd4 ,w4 ,woodruff1 #af1 #bfc4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ah1 #da4 ,b4 ,young1 #ah1 #bce4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,oct4 #ah1 #ahdj4 #ca1 #ahda4 ,dec4 #ac1 #ahda4 ,march #bg1 #ahdb4 ,april #ae1 #ahdb4 ,jan4 #ba1 #ahdd4 ,april #h1 #ahdd4 ,may #ab1 #ahdd4 ,,remission ,,of ,,sins4 ,this subject is closely connected with the fall of man and the atonement of our ,savior4 ,the fall was brought about by a law being given to him1 in the ,garden of ,eden4 ,he broke that law1 and the fall was the penalty of transgression4 ,the atonement opens up the way for the removal of that penalty2 and also for the removal of the effects of men's individual sins through repentance4 ,it is through obedience to certain laws and ordinances1 deriving their efficacy from the atonement of ,christ1 that men's sins are remitted4 ,man1 in his weak and fallen state1 is ever prone to sin4 ,god1 in his great love and mercy1 has provided a way through which his sins may be forgiven4 ,besides the outward ordinances of the ,gospel1 there are three general conditions which the sinner must fulfil1 in order to have his sins remitted4 ,he must confess them and ask forgiveness2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #fd4 #g4 ,he must forgive others of their trespasses4 ,christ taught his disciples1 ,for if ye forgive men their trespasses1 your ,heavenly ,father will also forgive you3 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses1 neither will your ,heavenly ,father forgive your trespasses2 ,matt4 #f4 #ad1 #ae4 ,the ,lord said to his prophet ,joseph1 ,ye ought to forgive one another1 for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses1 standeth condemned before the ,lord1 for there remaineth in him the greater sin2 ,doc4 ,cov1 #fd4 #i4 ,the third condition is1 men must continually bear in mind the atonement of ,christ4 ,the ,nephite ,saints continually looked forward to the atonement of ,christ1 ,thus retaining a remission of their sins2 ,alma #d4 #ac1 #ad4 ,we are often taught in the sacred writings to make our supplications to the ,father1 in the name of his ,son ,jesus ,christ1 who has become a propitiation for sin4 ,the works necessary to attain to a remission of sins1 and the results of that remission1 are well expressed by the ,nephite prophet1 ,moroni3 ,and the first fruits of repentance is baptism2 and baptism cometh by faith1 unto the fulfilling the commandments2 and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins2 and the remission of sins bringeth meekness1 and lowliness of heart1 and because of meekness and lowliness of heart1 cometh the visitation of the ,holy ,ghost1 which ,comforter filleth with hope and perfect love1 which love endureth by diligence unto prayer1 until the end shall come1 when all the ,saints shall dwell with ,god2 ,moroni #h4 #be1 #bf4 ,bible4 ,exo4 #bc4 #ba provoke him not1 for he will not pardon your transgressions4 #cb4 #cb ,moses said1 yet now if thou wilt forgive their sin4 #cd4 #g forgiving transgression and sin1 and that will by no means clear the guilty4 ,josh4 #bd4 #ai is a holy a jealous ,god1 he will not forgive your sins4 #a ,kings #h4 #cj hear thou in heaven1 and when thou hearest forgive4 #b ,chron4 #g4 #ad then will ,i hear from heaven and will forgive their sin4 ,neh4 #i4 #ag thou art a ,god ready to pardon1 slow to anger4 ,psalm #cb4 #a blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven1 whose sin is covered ,rom4 #d4 #g4 #hf4 #e for thou1 ,lord1 art good and ready to forgive4 #ajc4 #c who forgiveth all thine iniquities1 who healeth all thy diseases4 #acj4 #d but there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared4 ,jer4 #ca4 #cd for ,i will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more4 ,dan4 #i4 #i to the ,lord belong mercies and forgiveness4 #ai4 ,mic4 #g4 #ah who is a ,god like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity4 ,matt4 #f4 #ab forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors4 ,luke #aa4 #d4 #i4 #b son1 be of good cheer1 thy sins be forgiven thee4 #ah4 #ba how oft shall my brother sin against me and ,i forgive him8 #ce if ye forgive not every one his brother their trespasses4 ,mark #b4 #g who can forgive sins but ,god only8 #aa4 #be forgive1 that your ,father in heaven may forgive you4 ,luke #f4 #cg condemn not2 forgive1 and ye shall be forgiven4 #ag4 #c1 #d if thy brother trespass against thee seven times4 #bc4 #cd ,jesus said1 ,father1 forgive them for they know not what they do4 ,john #bj4 #bc whosesoever sins ye remit they are remitted4 ,acts #bf4 #ah turn them from the power of ,satan to ,god1 that they may receive forgiveness of sins4 ,eph4 #d4 #cb forgiving one another as ,god hath forgiven you4 ,heb4 #i4 #bb without shedding of blood there is no remission4 #a ,john #b4 #ab because your sins are forgiven1 for his name's sake ,book of ,mormon4 ,mos4 #bf4 #cj as often as my people repent will ,i forgive them4 #ca4 ,moroni #aj4 #cc shedding of the blood of ,christ1 which is in the covenant of the ,father unto the remission of your sins4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #fb4 #c angels rejoice over you and your sins are forgiven4 #fd4 #g ,i the ,lord forgive sins unto those who confess their sins before me4 #h the former-day disciples were afflicted because they forgave not one another4 #i4 #aj ,i forgive whom ,i will1 but of you it is required to forgive all men4 #hb4 #a inasmuch as you have forgiven one another1 so ,i the ,lord forgive you4 #aaj4 #e your sins are forgiven you3 you are clean before me4 ,,laying ,,on ,,of ,,hands4 ,,for ,,ordination4 ,ordinations to offices in the holy ,priesthood are sometimes mentioned in both the ,old and ,new ,testaments1 when it is not stated in the context that it was by the imposition of hands4 ,the apostle ,paul exhorted ,timothy1 ,neglect not the gift that is in thee1 which was given thee by prophecy1 with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery2 #a ,tim4 #d4 #ad4 ,the inference is reasonable1 that ,paul here refers to an ordination to some office in the ,priesthood4 ,paul again said to ,timothy1 ,stir up the gift of ,god1 which is in thee by the putting on of my hands2 #b ,tim4 #a4 #f4 ,the ,lord revealed to ,joseph the prophet1 that the ,priesthood descended from ,adam to ,noah under the ,,hands ,,of ,,the ,,fathers2 ,doc ,cov4 #ajg4 #dj-eb4 ,we are further informed that ,abraham received the ,priesthood from ,melchisedek1 who received it through the lineage of his fathers1 even till ,noah2 #hd4 #ad4 ,esaias1 who lived in the days of ,abraham1 received it under the hands of ,god2 from him it descended under the hands of the fathers to ,moses2 #f-ac4 ,in this dispensation all the offices and authority of the ,priesthood are conferred by the laying on of hands4 ,the first ordination to the ,priesthood1 in this dispensation1 was under the hands of ,john the ,baptist2 ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #ac4 ,the angel1 ,john the ,baptist1 commanded ,joseph ,smith and ,o4 ,cowdery to baptize each other4 ,the prophet says3 ,accordingly we went and were baptized1 ,i baptized him first1 and afterwards he baptized me1 after which ,i laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the ,aaronic ,priesthood1 afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same ,priesthood--for so were we commanded2 ,his4 of ,j4 ,smith1 ,may #ae1 #ahbi4 ,the same order as was observed in the ordination to the ,aaronic ,priesthood1 was also observed by ,joseph ,smith and ,o4 ,cowdery in their ordination to the ,melchisedek ,priesthood2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bj4 #c1 #d1 sec4 #ba4 #aj-ab4 ,,for ,,the ,,gift ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,ghost4 ,the laying on of hands for the reception of the ,holy ,ghost1 characterized the primitive ,gospel dispensation1 as recorded in the ,new ,testament4 ,peter and ,john laid their hands on the people of ,samaria1 who had been baptized1 and they received the ,holy ,ghost2 ,acts #h4 #ag4 ,ananias laid hands on ,saul1 by special commandment1 before he was baptized1 that he might receive his sight and be filled with the ,holy ,ghost2 #i4 #ag4 ,paul found some people at ,ephesus1 that claimed to be disciples of ,john the ,baptist1 who had not even heard of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,when he had baptized them1 and when he had laid his hands upon them1 the ,holy ,ghost came on them2 and they spake with tongues and prophesied2 #ai4 #b-f4 ,the laying on of hands for the reception of the ,holy ,ghost characterized both the ,mosaic and ,gospel dispensations among the ,nephites4 ,now it came to pass that when ,alma had said these words1 that he clapped his hands upon all them who were with him4 ,and behold1 as he clapped his hands upon them1 they were filled with the ,holy ,spirit2 ,alma #ca4 #cf4 ,we are informed that the ,nephites1 at this time1 were very strict in observing the ordinances of ,god according to the law of ,moses2 #cj4 #c4 ,when our ,savior organized the ,council of ,twelve ,apostles among the ,nephites1 he touched them with his hand and gave them power to give the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and it came to pass that when ,jesus had made an end of these sayings1 he touched with his hand the disciples whom he had chosen1 one by one1 even until he had touched them all1 and spake unto them as he touched them2 and the multitude heard not the words which he spake1 therefore they did not bear record2 but the disciples bear record that he gave them power to give the ,holy ,ghost2 #c ,nephi #ah4 #cf1 #cg4 ,the ,apostles of this dispensation are especially instructed to lay hands on those who have been baptized into the church1 ,for the baptism of fire and the ,holy ,ghost1 according to the scriptures2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bj4 #da4 ,when the few who had received the ,gospel first met to organize the church1 the prophet ,joseph laid his hands on ,o4 ,cowdery and ordained him an elder in the church1 after which ,o4 ,cowdery ordained the prophet ,joseph to the same office4 ,they then administered the sacrament to the ,saints4 ,afterwards they laid their hands on each individual member of the church present1 that they might receive the gift of the ,holy ,ghost1 and be confirmed members of the ,church of ,christ2 ,his4 of ,j4 ,smith1 ,april #f1 #ahcj4 ,this was the first time in this dispensation that hands were publicly laid on for the bestowal of the ,holy ,ghost1 and for confirmation4 ,,for ,,healing ,,the ,,sick4 ,jesus ,christ has left us his example for laying hands on the sick1 that they might be healed4 ,he touched the hand of ,peter's wife's mother1 and the fever left her2 ,matt4 #h4 #ae4 ,he laid his hands upon a few sick folk1 and healed them2 ,mark #f4 #e4 ,about the close of his earthly mission1 ,jesus said to his disciples1 ,go ye into all the world1 and preach the ,gospel to every creature2 and promised them that if they would lay hands on the sick1 they should recover2 #af4 #ae1 #ah4 ,by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people2 ,acts #e4 #ab4 ,the ,lord1 through his prophet1 ,joseph1 has commanded his people to administer to the sick by the laying on of hands4 ,and whosoever among you are sick1 and have not faith to be healed1 but believe1 shall be nursed with all tenderness1 with herbs and mild food1 and that not by the hand of an enemy4 ,and the elders of the church1 two or more1 shall be called1 and shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name2 and if they die they shall die unto me1 and if they live they shall live unto me2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #db4 #dc1 #dd4 ,the ordinance of laying on of hands for the bestowal of authority1 power and blessing has characterized all the dispensations of the holy ,priesthood4 ,but it does not necessarily follow that the ,creator may not bestow these favors in other ways4 ,before the flood1 the ,lord said to ,enoch1 ,anoint thine eyes with clay1 and wash them1 and thou shalt see2 and the spiritual creations were opened to his vision2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 p4 #ae4 ,naaman1 the ,syrian1 was cleansed of his leprosy by washing seven times in ,jordan2 #b ,kings #e4 #aj-ad4 ,the blind man1 after ,jesus had anointed his eyes with clay1 received his sight by washing them in the pool of ,siloam2 ,john #i4 #g4 ,contrary to the usual custom1 ,ananias laid hands on ,saul1 before he was baptized1 that he might be filled with the ,holy ,ghost2 ,acts #i4 #ag4 ,bible4 ,num4 #bg4 #ah take thee ,joshua1 the son of ,nun1 and lay thine hand upon him4 #b ,kings #e4 #aa ,i thought he would strike his hand over the place4 ,mark #g4 #cc put his finger into his ears1 and touched his tongue4 #h4 #bc he took the blind man and put his hands on him4 #be4 ,acts #d4 #cj stretching forth thy hand to heal1 that signs and wonders be done4 #ad4 #c granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bj4 #eh teachers and deacons have no authority to lay on hands4 #be4 #h by his hands you shall receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #cc4 #ae by the laying on of hands ,i will bestow the ,holy ,ghost4 #cf4 #b will lay my hands upon you1 by the hand of my servant4 #ci4 #bc by your hands they shall receive the ,holy ,ghost1 and know me4 #db4 #dc1 #dd the elders shall lay hands on the sick4 #di4 #ad receive the ,holy ,ghost by the laying on of hands4 ,sec4 #eb4 #aj4 ,sec4 #ec4 #c4 ,sec4 #ee4 #a4 #ff4 #i lay your hands upon the sick and they shall recover4 #fh4 #be children should be taught baptism1 and the ,gift of the ,holy ,ghost by laying on hands4 #bg and their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old1 and receive the laying on of the hands4 ,see ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #c1 page #ei4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,march #bj1 #ahdb4 ,,the ,,resurrection4 ,what little knowledge we have of this doctrine we have received from ,jesus ,christ1 the author of it1 and from those whom he has sent to teach mankind4 ,from these we learn that a resurrection has occurred1 and that there will be others at different periods of time1 as well as under different circumstances4 ,the resurrection is predicated on the death or dissolution of the earth1 and all organizations pertaining to it4 ,as the fall of ,adam brought death or dissolution1 so the death and resurrection of ,christ will bring to pass a restoration to life1 of all creatures that have been affected by the fall4 ,,at ,,christ',s ,,resurrection4 ,that ,christ well understood the great object of his earthly mission1 is evident from many of his sayings previous to his death and resurrection4 ,early in his ministry he said to ,nicodemus1 ,as ,moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness1 even so must the ,son of ,man be lifted up3 that whosoever believeth in him should not perish1 but have eternal life2 ,john #c4 #ad1 #ae4 ,on another occasion ,jesus said to ,martha the sister of ,lazarus1 ,i am the resurrection1 and the life3 he that believeth on me1 though he were dead1 yet shall he live2 ,john #aa4 #be4 ,at another time1 in talking with the ,pharisees1 he said1 ,therefore doth my ,father love me1 because ,i lay down my life1 that ,i might take it again4 ,no man taketh it from me1 but ,i lay it down of myself4 ,i have power to lay it down1 and to take it up again2 ,john #aj4 #ag1 #ah4 ,we are informed that one resurrection has already taken place1 and that it occurred at the resurrection of our ,savior4 ,and the graves were opened2 and many bodies of the ,saints which slept arose1 and came out of the graves after his resurrection1 and went into the holy city1 and appeared unto many2 ,matt4 #bg4 #eb1 #ec4 ,the following indicates that the prophet ,isaiah had a prophetic glimpse of this resurrection2 ,thy dead men shall live1 together with my dead body shall they arise4 ,awake and sing1 ye that dwell in dust3 for thy dew is as the dew of herbs1 and the earth shall cast out the dead2 ,isa4 #bf4 #ai4 ,it would appear that the ,psalmist1 ,david1 looked forward for redemption from the dead1 at the resurrection of ,christ4 ,my flesh also shall rest in hope4 ,for thou wilt not leave my soul in hell2 neither wilt thou suffer thine ,holy ,one to see corruption2 ,psalm #af4 #i1 #aj4 ,the ,book of ,mormon is much more definite and comprehensive on this subject than the ,bible4 ,and there cometh a resurrection1 even a first resurrection2 yea1 even a resurrection of those that have been1 and who are1 and who shall be1 even until the resurrection of ,christ3 for so shall he be called4 ,and now1 the resurrection of all the prophets1 and all those that have believed in their words1 or all those that have kept the commandments of ,god1 shall come forth in the first resurrection2 therefore1 they are the first resurrection 99 99 99 ,and these are those who have part in the first resurrection2 and these are they that have died before ,christ came in their ignorance1 not having salvation declared unto them4 ,and thus the ,lord bringeth about the restoration of these2 and they have a part in the first resurrection1 or have eternal life1 being redeemed by the ,lord4 ,and little children also have eternal life2 ,mos4 #ae4 #ba-be4 ,this declaration of the prophet-king1 ,mosiah1 was made about #ajj ,b4 ,c4 ,alma1 who lived and prophesied a few years later1 says1 ,and behold1 again it hath been spoken1 that there is a first resurrection2 a resurrection of all those who have been1 or who are1 or who shall be1 down to the resurrection of ,christ from the dead2 ,alma #dj4 #af4 ,from these passages quoted from the ,book of ,mormon1 and their contexts1 it is evident that the ,nephite ,saints looked forward to the resurrection of ,christ from the dead1 for their deliverance from the grave1 with the same assurance that the ,latter-day ,saints anticipate their resurrection at his second coming4 ,by way of explanation1 the prophet ,alma adds1 ,the resurrection meaneth the re-uniting of the soul with the body of those from the days of ,adam1 down to the resurrection of ,christ2 #dj4 #ah1 #ai4 ,the ,lamanite prophet1 ,samuel1 speaking of the resurrection of ,christ1 says1 ,and many graves shall be opened1 and shall yield up many of their dead2 and many ,saints shall appear unto many2 ,hel4 #ad4 #be4 ,during ,christ's ministry among the ,nephites1 his disciples testified that this prophecy was fulfilled2 #c ,nephi #bc4 #aj4 ,bible4 ,job #ai4 #be for ,i know that my ,redeemer liveth1 and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth4 ,matt4 #ag4 #i until the ,son of ,man be risen from the dead4 ,mark #i4i4 #bg4 #fd and the people say he is risen from the dead4 #bh4 #f he is not here1 for he is risen as he said4 ,mark #af4 #f1 #i1 #ad4 ,luke #bd4 #cd the ,lord is risen1 indeed1 and hath appeared to ,simon4 ,john #b4 #ai-ba destroy this temple and in three days ,i will raise it up4 #e4 #be the hour is coming1 and now is1 when the dead shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god4 #bf the ,father gave to the ,son to have life in himself4 #h4 #bh when ye have lifted up the ,son of ,man1 then shall ye know that ,i am he4 #ab4 #cb if ,i be lifted up ,i will draw all men to me4 ,acts #a4 #bb must one be ordained to be a witness of his resurrection4 #b4 #ca ,david spake of the resurrection of ,christ4 #cb4 #bf4 #bc that he should be the first that should rise from the dead4 ,rom4 #h4 #cd is risen again1 who is even at the right hand of ,god4 #ad4 #i died and rose that he might be ,lord of the dead and living4 ,col #a4 #ah who is the beginning1 the first born from the dead4 ,rev4 #a4 #ah ,i am he that liveth and was dead4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #b4 #h1 #i he layeth down his life and taketh it again1 that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead4 ,mos4 #ac4 #ce4 ,mos4 #af4 #i he is a life that is endless1 that there can be no more death4 #aj4 #c ,nephi #f4 #bj testifying of the death of ,christ and of his resurrection1 in all the land4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #ab he hath risen from the dead1 that he might bring all men to him4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #ba4 the ,saints arose at the resurrection of ,christ4 ,the spirits that were in prison came forth4 ,,at ,,the ,,second ,,coming ,,of ,,christ4 ,those who have lived and died since the resurrection of ,christ1 in the hope of a resurrection from the dead1 are looking forward to the time of his coming1 in the latter days1 for their redemption from the grave4 ,even so them also which sleep in ,jesus will ,god bring with him4 ,for this we say unto you by the word of the ,lord1 that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the ,lord shall not prevent them which are asleep4 ,for the ,lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout1 with the voice of the archangel1 and with the trump of ,god3 and the dead in ,christ shall rise first3 ,then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds1 to meet the ,lord in the air2 #a ,thess4 #d4 #ad-ag4 ,christ said to his ,nephite disciples who were to remain until his coming1 ,when ,i shall come in my glory1 ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality2 #c ,nephi #bh4 #h4 ,the ,lord said to ,joseph ,smith1 the ,seer1 ,behold1 ,i will come2 and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven1 clothed with power and great glory1 with all the holy angels2 and he that watches not for me shall be cut off2 99 99 and the ,saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #de4 #dd1 #de4 ,we have seen by previous reference to the ,book of ,mormon1 that the heathen nations1 and those who knew no law1 should be resurrected when ,christ arose from the dead4 ,the ,lord revealed to ,joseph1 the ,seer1 that this should also take place when he comes in his glory4 ,and then shall the heathen nations be redeemed1 and they that knew no law shall have part in the first resurrection2 verse #ed4 ,the ,lord gave ,joseph1 the ,seer1 a further description of this glorious event4 ,and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded1 as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up1 and the face of the ,lord shall be unveiled2 and the ,saints that are upon the earth1 who are alive1 shall be quickened1 and be caught up to meet him4 ,and they who have slept in their graves shall come forth2 for their graves shall be opened1 and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven3 ,they are ,christ's1 the first fruits3 they who shall descend with him first1 and they who are on the earth and in their graves1 who are first caught up to meet him2 #hh4 #ie-ih4 ,then comes the redemption of those who have received their part in that prison that is prepared for them2 verse #ii4 ,then cometh the spirits of men who are to be judged1 and are found under condemnation2 and these are the rest of the dead1 and they live not again until the thousand years are ended1 neither again1 until the end of the earth2 verses #ajj and #aja4 ,these appear to be the only ones of the family of man whose bodies remain in their graves until the last resurrection4 ,bible4 ,dan4 #ab4 #b many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake4 ,luke #ad4 #ad for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just4 ,rev4 #aa4 #ah the time of the dead1 that they should be judged4 #bj4 #e1 #f blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bi4 #ac the dead who have died in ,christ shall come forth4 #fc4 #ah they shall not have part in the first resurrection4 #di1 #ea4 #gf4 #ej-gj concerning those who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just4 #ga-hj concerning those of the terrestrial world who shall rise in the first resurrection4 #hh4 #ajj then cometh the spirits of men who are still under condemnation4 ,,resurrection ,,at ,,the ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,world4 ,john1 the ,revelator1 has left us a short description of this resurrection1 and of the judgment connected with it4 ,and ,i saw the dead1 small and great1 stand before ,god2 and the books were opened3 and another book was opened1 which is the book of life3 and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books1 according to their works4 ,and the sea gave up the dead which were in it2 and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them2 and they were judged every man according to their works2 ,rev4 #bj4 #ab1 #ac4 ,at that time1 the earth1 having filled the measure of its creation1 in this order of things1 will undergo a change that will fit it for the residence of exalted1 celestial beings2 ,and ,i saw a new heaven and a new earth3 for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away2 #ba4 #a4 ,the ,book of ,mormon1 also gives some account of this final resurrection2 ,and they shall come forth1 both small and great1 and all shall stand before his bar1 being redeemed and loosed from the eternal band of death2 ,mormon #i4 #ac4 ,the ,jaredite prophet1 ,ether1 who lived on the ,american continent #fjj years before the ,savior was born1 predicted this great change in the earth2 ,and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth2 and they shall be like unto the old1 save the old have passed away1 and all things shall become new2 ,ether #ac4 #i4 ,joseph1 the ,seer of the present dispensation1 has given us a more comprehensive view of this subject than has come down from other dispensations2 ,and the end shall come1 and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and pass away1 and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth1 for all old things shall pass away1 and all things shall become new1 even the heaven and the earth1 and all the fulness thereof1 both men and beasts1 the fowls of the air1 and the fishes of the sea2 and not one hair1 neither mote1 shall be lost2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #bi4 #bc-be4 ,both the wicked and the righteous will be resurrected2 verses #bf1 #bg4 ,that the final change in the earth will be equivalent to a resurrection is evident from the following3 ,wherefore it shall be sanctified2 yea1 notwithstanding it shall die1 it shall be quickened again1 and shall abide the power by which it is quickened2 #hh4 #bf4 ,bible4 ,matt4 #be4 #cb all nations to be gathered before the ,son of ,man4 ,rev4 #bj4 #ae those not found written in the book of life1 were cast into the lake of fire4 #h the wicked had their part in the lake of fire4 #bb4 #aa he that is unjust1 let him be unjust still4 #ab4 #ae4 without are dogs1 sorcerers and whoremongers4 ,book of ,mormon4 #c ,nephi #bf4 #d when all people and nations shall stand before ,god4 ,mormon #i4 #b when the earth shall be rolled together as a scroll1 when ye shall be brought to stand before the ,lamb of ,god4 #ac when all1 both small and great1 shall be loosed from the bands of death4 ,ether #d4 #ai he that is faithful at the last day shall be lifted up4 #e4 #f when we shall stand before ,god at the last day4 ,doctrine ,covenants4 ,sec4 #gf4 #ci for all the rest shall be brought forth by the resurrection of the dead4 #ha-hi concerning those of the telestial world who will come forth in the last resurrection4 ,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,body ,,that ,,is ,,laid ,,down4 ,when ,job said1 ,though after my skin worms destroy this body1 yet in my flesh shall ,i see ,god2 #ai4 #bf2 it is evident that he believed that though his body should be disorganized1 yet1 in his own flesh1 and not in that of another1 he should see ,god4 ,as if to confirm his assertion1 he further adds1 ,whom ,i shall see for myself1 and mine eyes shall behold1 and not another2 verse #bg4 ,a literal resurrection was manifested to ,ezekiel in his vision of the resurrection of the house of ,israel2 #cg4 #a-ad4 ,when ,herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of ,jesus1 and said1 ,this is ,john the ,baptist2 he is risen from the dead2 ,matt4 #ad4 #a1 #b2 he probably1 in common with the ,jews1 believed in a literal resurrection4 ,jesus said to his disciples1 ,behold my hands and my feet1 that it is ,i myself3 handle me1 and see2 for a spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as ye see me have2 ,luke #bd4 #ci2 ,john #bj4 #bg2 ,acts #aj4 #da4 ,he that raised up ,christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies2 ,rom4 #h4 #aa4 ,that is1 their bodies that died1 and not some other bodies4 ,the apostle ,paul gives us some light on this subject3 ,but some man will say1 ,how are the dead raised8 and with what body do they come8 ,thou fool1 that which thou sowest is not quickened1 except it die2 99 99 thou sowest not that body that shall be4 99 99 ,but ,god giveth it a body as it hath pleased him1 and to every seed his own body4 ,all flesh is not the same flesh3 but there is one kind of flesh of men1 another flesh of beasts1 another of fishes1 and another of birds2 #a ,cor4 #ae4 #ce-ci4 ,the apostle evidently considers the old body the germ of a new body1 which will be like the old1 but a new growth1 even as new grain is produced from that which is sown4 ,it is also evident that the apostle considered it impossible for one kind of flesh to mingle with another in the resurrection1 as they widely differ1 from different combinations of the elements1 in their organization4 ,as well might we expect the different grades of spiritual organizations1 to intermingle1 as the different kinds of flesh of which their material bodies are composed4 ,the following is from the ,times and ,seasons1 vol4 #e1 page #fag3 ,mothers1 you shall have your children1 for they shall have eternal life3 for their debt is paid1 there is no damnation awaits them1 for they are in the spirit4 ,as the child dies1 so shall it rise from the dead and be forever living in the learning of ,god2 it shall be the child1 the same as it was before it died out of your arms4 ,children dwell and exercise power in the same from as they laid them down4 ,in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,april #g1 #ahdc1 we find the following very pointed assertion on this subject3 ,there is no fundamental principle belonging to a human system that ever goes into another in this world or in the world to come3 ,i care not what the theories of men are4 ,we have the testimony that ,god will raise us up1 and he has the power to do it4 ,if any supposes that any part of our bodies1 that is the fundamental parts thereof1 ever goes into another body1 he is mistaken4 ,see a ,sermon by ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 ,times and ,seasons1 ,vol1 #e1 page #fab4 ,also a ,pamphlet published the same year in which the above ,discourse was delivered4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #i4 #d must waste away1 but in our bodies we shall see ,god4 #f as death has passed on all men1 there must be a power of resurrection4 #h4 #i if the flesh should rise no more1 our spirits must become subject to the devil4 #ab the bodies and spirits of men will be restored1 the one to the other4 ,alma #aa4 #dc-de the spirit and the body shall be reunited in perfect form4 #dj4 #bc not a hair of the head shall be lost4 ,mormon #f4 #ba day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality4 ,miscellaneous ,passages4 ,matt4 #bb4 #bh therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be4 ,luke #bj4 #cc4 #ca1 #cb ,god is not the ,god of the dead but of the living4 ,mark #ab4 #be rise from the dead1 they neither marry nor are given in marriage4 ,luke #bj4 #cf are the children of ,god1 being the children of the resurrection4 ,john #e4 #ba the ,father raiseth up the dead2 the ,son quickeneth whom he will4 #bh all that are in their graves shall hear his voice4 #aa4 #bd ,i know he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day4 #be1 #bf4 ,acts #d4 #b and preached through ,jesus the resurrection from the dead4 #aj1 #cc4 #bd4 #ae a resurrection of both the just and unjust4 #bf4 #h thought a thing incredible with you1 that ,god should raise the dead4 ,rom4 #d4 #ag even ,god who quickeneth the dead4 #f4 #e we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection4 #a ,cor4 #c4 #bb life or death1 things present or to come1 all are yours4 #ae4 #dj-dd bodies are raised in different degrees of glory1 according to their order4 #de first man1 ,adam1 was made a living soul1 the last a quickening spirit4 ,col4 #c4 #a ye then be risen with ,christ1 seek those things which are above4 #b ,tim4 #a4 #aj who hath brought life and immortality to light through the ,gospel4 ,heb4 #f4 #b of the resurrection of the dead1 and of eternal judgment4 #aa4 #ce not accepting deliverance1 that they might obtain a better resurrection4 #a ,peter #a4 #c hath begotten us again unto a lively hope of the resurrection4 ,rev4 #a4 #e first begotten of the dead1 and king of the princes of the earth4 #ad4 #ac blessed are the dead that die in the ,lord4 ,their works follow them4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,alma #aa4 #da the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made1 except the loosing of the bands of death4 #ab4 #g been spoken concerning the resurrection of the dead1 that all shall rise4 #af1 #ah1 #bd4 ,chap4 #dj4 no resurrection until after the coming of ,christ4 ,a time appointed that all shall rise4 ,must needs be a space between death and the resurrection4 ,state of the soul during that time4 #c ,nephi #bh4 #cf-dj concerning the change wrought in the disciples who were to tarry4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #db4 #de especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection4 #dc4 #ah say to the sleeping nations1 ye ,saints arise1 ye sinners stay and sleep4 #cb he that liveth in righteousness shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye4 #hh4 #ad through the redemption that is made for you1 is brought to pass the resurrection of the dead4 #aja4 #ca not sleep but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye4 #acj4 #ah whatever knowledge we attain to in this life1 will rise with us in the resurrection4 #acb4 #ac all things not ordained of ,god1 shall not remain after the resurrection4 #acc4 #ee ,moses1 ,elijah and ,john with ,christ in his resurrection ,see a ,pamphlet by ,b4 ,young4 ,sermon by ,j4 ,smith1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #f1 page #a4 ,b4 ,young ,vol4 #ae1 page #aci4 ,geo4 ,q4 ,cannon1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ag1 page #acd4 ,article by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #b1 page #ig4 ,key to ,theology1 ,chapter #ae4 ,sermon by ,j4 ,smith1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #c1 page #ei4 ,article by ,c4 ,w4 ,penrose1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #cj1 page #fe4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,april #af1 #ahdc4 ,,the ,,holy ,,priesthood4 ,there are1 in the church1 two ,priesthoods1 namely1 the ,melchisedek and ,aaronic1 including the ,levitical ,priesthood4 ,why the first is called the ,melchisedek ,priesthood1 is because ,melchisedek was such a great ,high ,priest4 ,before his day it was called the ,holy ,priesthood1 after the ,order of the ,son of ,god4 99 99 99 ,all other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to this ,priesthood2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #ajg4 #a-e4 ,in the ordinances of this ,priesthood ,the power of ,godliness is manifest2 and without the ordinances thereof1 and the authority of the ,priesthood1 the power of ,godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh2 #hd4 #bj1 #ba4 ,this ,priesthood1 or ,order of the ,son of ,god4 is ,without father1 without mother1 without descent1 having neither beginning of days1 nor end of life2 ,heb4 #g4 #c4 ,its authority and powers have ever existed1 and there has never been wanting intelligences to manifest them through its ordinances4 ,this greater ,priesthood administereth the ,gospel and holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdom even the key of the knowledge of ,god2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #hd4 #ai4 ,that this passage refers to a personal knowledge of ,god is evident from verse #bb1 ,for without this no man can see the face of ,god1 even the ,father1 and live4 ,this is a distinct line drawn between the two ,priesthoods4 ,that man could not attain to the knowledge which would admit him to the presence of ,god1 without the ,melchisedek ,priesthood1 ,moses plainly taught to the children of ,israel in the wilderness1 and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of ,god2 but they hardened their hearts and could not endure his presence1 therefore the ,lord in his wrath 7for his anger was kindled against them7 swore that they should not enter into his rest while in the wilderness1 which rest is the fulness of his glory4 ,therefore he took ,moses out of their midst1 and the ,holy ,priesthood also2 verses #bc-be4 ,the ,latter-day ,saints have this ,priesthood1 with its authority1 ordinances and blessings4 ,how they have obtained it1 is a very important question4 ,peter was the chief of the apostles1 in the ,gospel dispensation1 from which we understand that the ,presidency of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood1 in that dispensation1 was vested in him1 and that it was through him that its succession could be again restored to the earth4 ,we find that in ,june1 #ahbi1 a revelation was given1 making known the calling of a ,council of ,twelve ,apostles2 ,doc ,cov4 #ah4 #bg4 ,it is evident that between the fifteenth of ,may1 #ahbi1 and the time when this revelation was given1 in ,june following1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,o4 ,cowdery1 and ,d4 ,whitmer were called to the ,melchisedek ,priesthood4 ,for the ,lord1 speaking to ,o4 ,cowdery and ,d4 ,whitmer1 said1 ,i speak unto you1 even as unto ,paul mine apostle1 for you are called even with the same calling with which he was called2 verse #i4 ,while ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 is not mentioned here as an apostle1 we have the information in a revelation given ,april1 #ahcj1 that he was the first apostle and elder of this church1 ,which commandments were given to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 who was called of ,god1 and ordained an ,,apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to be the ,,first ,,elder of this church2 and to ,oliver ,cowdery1 who was also called of ,god1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to be the ,,second ,,elder of this church1 and ordained under his hand2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #bj4 #b1 #c4 ,we are informed in sec4 #bg4 #ab1 under date of ,september1 #ahcj1 who ordained them2 ,and also with ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 whom ,i have sent unto you1 by whom ,i have ordained you and confirmed you to be apostles1 and especial witnesses of my name1 and bear the keys of your ministry1 and of the same things which ,i revealed unto them4 ,the presidency of ,peter1 ,james and ,john are plainly asserted in the above passages2 the thirteenth verse1 with the context1 informs us that they bestowed the presidency of this dispensation on ,joseph ,smith and others3 ,unto whom ,i have committed the keys of my kingdom1 and a dispensation of the ,gospel for the last time2 and for the fulness of times1 in the which ,i will gather together in one all things1 both which are in heaven1 and which are on earth4 ,we are informed that these primitive apostles also testified that they held this presidency of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood3 ,the voice of ,peter1 ,james and ,john in the wilderness between ,harmony1 ,susquehanna ,county1 and ,colesville1 ,broome ,county1 on the ,susquehanna river1 declaring themselves as possessing the keys of the kingdom1 and of the dispensation of the fulness of times2 #abh4 #bj4 ,in the thirty-seventh verse of sec4 #ah1 the ,lord designated ,o4 ,cowdery and ,d4 ,whitmer as two men he had chosen to search out the then future ,twelve1 whom the ,lord declares1 in the twenty-seventh verse were already called4 ,this selection1 of the ,council of ,twelve ,apostles1 was not made until ,february #ad1 #ahce1 over five years afterwards4 ,the most comprehensive evidence that ,joseph ,smith4 ,jun41 received the authority and power of the ,holy ,priesthood1 is that the works of ,john the ,baptist1 of ,jesus and his apostles1 are being again done on the earth by his administration4 ,to receive the powers of this ,priesthood1 it is necessary that men should obey the laws and ordinances of the ,gospel4 ,the ,lord has personally appeared to some men1 and covenanted with them as he did with ,abraham2 ,gen4 #ab4 #a-c4 chap4 #ac4 #ad-ag4 ,the ,lord also personally called and authorized his twelve ,jewish apostles4 ,so fully were they authorized to labor for him1 and act in his name1 that he said to them1 ,he that receiveth you receiveth me2 and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me2 ,matt4 #aj4 #dj4 ,more generally1 it is from the prophets and apostles of ,christ that men receive the ,priesthood4 ,many received it under the hands of the apostles of the first ,gospel dispensation4 ,those who have received it in this latter-day dispensation1 have received it from ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery1 and1 in doing so1 have received it through a legitimate channel from ,god the ,father1 and his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 ,those who have received this ,priesthood have covenanted with ,god the ,father1 and he with them4 ,this is evidently the view taken of the subject in the above passage quoted from ,matthew4 ,the doctrine is more fully illustrated in ,doc4 ,cov43 ,all they who receive this ,priesthood receiveth me1 saith the ,lord2 for he that receiveth my servants receiveth me2 and he that receiveth me receiveth my ,father2 and he that receiveth my ,father1 receiveth my ,father's kingdom2 therefore all that my ,father hath shall be given unto him2 and this is according to the oath and covenant which belongeth to the ,priesthood2 #hd4 #ce-ci4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #ad4 #ah1 #bj ,melchisedek1 king of ,salem1 blessed ,abraham4 ,heb4 #g4 #a1 #b4 ,psalm #aaj4 #d thou art a priest forever after the order of ,melchisedek4 ,heb4 #e4 #f1 #aj4 ,chap4 #f4 #bj4 ,acts #ad4 #bc and when they had ordained them elders in every church4 #bj4 #ag sent to ,ephesus and called the elders of the church4 ,titus #a4 #e and ordain elders in every city4 ,heb4 #b #ag a faithful ,high ,priest1 to make reconciliation for the sins of the people4 #c4 #a the ,apostle and ,high ,priest of our profession4 #d4 #ad a great high priest1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god4 #ae not an high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities4 #e4 #a every high priest taken from among men is ordained4 #h4 #c4 #h4 #a1 #b ,jesus ,christ an high priest1 and minister of the sanctuary4 #c1 #e4 #aj4 #ai-ba boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of ,jesus4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,mos4 #bi4 #db the office of high priest conferred on ,alma by his father4 ,alma #d4 #d ,alma high priest over the church4 #bj4 ,chap4 #e4 #c1 #di1 #ea4 #f4 #a ordained priests and elders according to the holy order of ,god4 #h4 #ac4 #a1 #b4 ordained priests after the order of his ,son1 that the people might know how to look forward to the redemption of his ,son4 #c ,nephi #ah4 #e one ordained to bless bread1 and break it4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #bg-ci duty of the ,twelve ,apostles to preach the ,gospel4 #ba4 #a ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 to be called a seer1 translator1 prophet and apostle4 #aj1 #aa ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery ordain each other4 #bg4 #e-aa personages who held important keys of the ,priesthood1 in former dispensations4 #bh4 #b none to receive revelations for the church but ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 ,sec4 #ajb4 organization of the first ,high ,council of the church4 #ajf4 #a ,w4 ,a4 ,cowdery appointed and ordained a presiding high priest4 #ajg4 #cc the ,twelve are a traveling presiding ,high ,council1 to officiate in the name of the ,lord under the direction of the ,presidency of the church agreeable to the institution of heaven to build up the church1 and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations2 first unto the ,gentiles1 and secondly unto the ,jews4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #bf4 ,abraham became a high priest1 holding the right belonging to the fathers4 #bh4 ,pharaoh was of that lineage which could not have the right of ,priesthood4 ,miscellaneous ,passages4 ,john #ae4 #af ye have not chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you4 #a ,cor4 #e4 #e offenders to be delivered to ,satan by the ,priesthood4 #b ,cor4 #e4 #bj now then we are embassadors for ,christ4 ,heb4 #e4 #d no man taketh this honor1 but he that is called of ,god4 #g4 #ae-bh another priest who is made after the power of endless lives4 #i4 #aa-bh ,christ the great sacrifice1 the ,mediator of the ,new ,testament4 #aj4 #ai-ba boldness to enter into the holiest1 by the blood of ,jesus4 #a ,peter #b4 #e an ,holy ,priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices4 #be4 ,rev4 #a4 #f and hath made us kings and priests unto ,god4 #e4 #aj4 ,chap4 #bj4 #f4 #g4 #c sealed the servants of ,god in their foreheads4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #f4 #b called of ,god and ordained after his holy order4 ,mos4 #c4 #bc ,i have spoken what the ,lord hath commanded me4 #bc4 #af1 #ag none received authority to teach except from ,god4 ,alma #g4 #bb ye may walk after the holy order of ,god4 ,chap #h4 #d4 #ac4 #c being called and prepared1 from the foundation of the world4 #e-bj calling1 foreordination and eternal duration of the ,priesthood4 #ag4 #c they taught with power and authority from ,god4 #ah ,ammon imparted the word of ,god to his brethren4 #di4 #cj word of ,god declared by those ordained after the holy order of ,god4 ,hel4 #h4 #ah many before ,abraham who were called by the order of ,god4 ,ether #ab4 #aj4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,lecture on ,faith1 ,sec4 #b4 genealogy of the ,priesthood from ,adam to ,abraham4 ,sec4 #a4 #ag1 #ah ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 authorized to declare the ,gospel1 that the prophets might be fulfilled4 #cj that they might have power to organize the true church4 #b4 #a1 #b the ,priesthood to be revealed by ,elijah4 #ai4 #i ,i speak unto you that are chosen in this thing4 #bi4 #d ye are chosen out of the world to declare my ,gospel4 #ce4 #ah the keys of those things that have been sealed1 given to ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #db4 #aa ordination to be done by one having authority4 #fe unto you is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom4 #fi4 #fd4 #e the keys of the kingdom not to be taken from ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #fh4 #b this is an ensample to all who were ordained to this ,priesthood4 #gb4 #a the kingdom and power given to the high priests of the church4 #gg4 #aa those to be sealed out of the tribes of ,israel are high priests4 ,rev4 #g4 #d-h4 #gh4 #a hearken to me you who are ordained to the ,high ,priesthood4 #hd4 #f-af lineage of the ,priesthood from the sons of ,moses back to ,adam4 #be1 #bf the ,lord took ,moses and the ,holy ,priesthood from the midst of ,israel4 #bi offices of elder and bishop necessary appendages to the ,melchisedek ,priesthood4 #cc1 #cd those faithful to the obtaining of these two ,priesthoods1 become the sons of ,moses and ,aaron4 #hf4 #h saith the ,lord to you with whom the ,priesthood hath continued4 #aj1 #aa4 #aac4 #h the strength of ,zion is the power of the ,priesthood4 #aba4 #ba neither they nor their posterity shall have a right to the ,priesthood4 #cf-de the necessity of exercising the powers of the ,priesthood in meekness4 #abd4 #cc1 #cd temples necessary for the purposes of the holy ,priesthood4 #ia-ie ,h4 ,smith clothed with the same ,priesthood and gifts as were once bestowed on ,o4 ,cowdery4 #abc the offices and keys of the ,priesthood1 on ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun4 #abd ,h4 ,smith holds the sealing blessings of the church4 #ace-ade instructions concerning various quorums4 #abg4 #h the ,lord about to restore many things pertaining to the ,priesthood4 #abh4 #h nature of this ordinance consists in the power of the ,priesthood4 #acb4 #dd then shall you have power by my ,holy ,priesthood to take her4 #eh many things pertaining to the law of the ,priesthood4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #ac4 the same ,priesthood1 in the beginning and end of the world4 #ag4 thou art after the order of him who was without beginning of days4 #bc4 and the ,lord ordained ,noah after his order4 #bi4 the seed of ,abraham to bear this mission and ,priesthood to all nations4 ,,the ,,aaronic ,,priesthood4 ,john the ,baptist was the acknowledged forerunner of ,christ1 and1 as such1 he preached the preparatory ,gospel of repentance1 and baptism for the remission of sins4 ,his father1 ,zacharias1 was a priest of the course of ,abia1 and his mother was of the daughters of ,aaron2 ,luke #a4 #e4 ,thus the ,aaronic ,priesthood was the heritage of ,john the ,baptist4 ,his ministry evidences that he was clothed with its authority4 ,that the chain of evidence might be complete1 regarding this fact1 the ,lord revealed to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 that he was ordained to the ,aaronic ,priesthood by an angel2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #hd4 #bh4 ,being the first man ordained to it in the former ,gospel dispensation1 he holds the presidency of that ,priesthood in all subsequent dispensations4 ,as a sequence1 the man who should open up the last dispensation must receive it from him4 ,we have the testimony of ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,oliver ,cowdery1 that ,john the ,baptist did ordain them to this ,priesthood1 using the following words1 ,upon you my fellow servants1 in the name of ,messiah1 ,i confer the ,priesthood of ,aaron1 which holds the keys of the ministering of angels1 and of the ,gospel of repentance1 and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins2 and this shall never be taken again from the earth1 until the sons of ,levi do offer again an offering unto the ,lord in righteousness2 ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #ac4 ,the messenger who visited us on this occasion1 and conferred this ,priesthood upon us1 said that his name was ,john1 the same that is called ,john the ,baptist in the ,new ,testament1 and that he acted under the direction of ,peter1 ,james and ,john1 who held the keys of the ,priesthood of ,melchisedek1 which ,priesthood he said should in due time be conferred on us1 and that ,i should be called the first ,elder1 and ,oliver the second4 ,it was on the fifteenth day of ,may1 #ahbi1 that we were ordained under the hand of the messenger and baptized2 ,his4 of ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 ,may #ae1 #ahbi4 ,thus was the succession of the ,lesser ,priesthood again restored to the earth4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #bi4 #cd ,levi was the third son of ,jacob and ,leah4 #ej4 #g all the elders of his house1 and of the land of ,egypt4 ,exo4 #c4 #af go and gather the elders of ,israel together4 #f4 #af names of the sons of ,levi4 #ag4 #e take with thee of the elders of ,israel4 #ah4 #a ,jethro1 the priest of ,midian4 #ai4 #g ,moses called for the elders4 #bb4 #bh4 #a ,aaron and his sons set apart to minister in the priest's office4 ,chap4 #bi4 #dd4 ,chap4 #cj4 #cj4 ,chap4 #dj4 #ac1 #ae4 ,lev4 #g4 #ce1 #cf ,aaron and his sons anointed priests by a statute throughout all their generations4 #d4 #ae4 ,chap4 #h4 ,aaron and his sons anointed and clothed in their priestly garments4 ,chap4 #af4 an enumeration of many of the duties of ,aaron4 ,num4 #c4 #a-aj ,aaron and his sons appointed to the priest's office4 #c4 #ab the ,levites taken in place of the first-born of ,israel4 ,chap4 #d4 an enumeration of some of the duties of the priests and ,levites4 #aa4 #be the ,lord gave his ,spirit unto the seventy elders4 #af4 #aj seek ye the ,priesthood also8 ,chap4 #ah4 the ,lord's charge to ,aaron and his sons4 #ce4 #b-h the cities of refuge the inheritance of the ,levites4 ,deut4 #aj4 #h1 #i ,levi had no inheritance with his brethren4 #ba4 #e the ,priesthood of ,levi had authority to try all manner of controversy4 #ca4 #bh go gather all the elders of your tribes4 #b ,chron4 #bi4 enumerates several duties of the ,priesthood4 #ca4 #d-aa tithing to be received by the ,aaronic ,priesthood4 ,psalm #ii4 #f ,moses and ,aaron among his priests4 #ajg4 #cb praise him in the assembly of the elders4 #acb4 #i let thy priests be clothed with righteousness4 ,isa4 #fa4 #f ye shall be named the priests of the ,lord4 #ff4 #ba ,i will take of them for priests and ,levites1 saith the ,lord4 ,ezek4 #h4 #a ,i sat in mine house1 and the elders of ,israel before me4 #de4 #d ,levitical ,priesthood the ministers of the sanctuary4 ,joel #a4 #ad gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land4 ,mal4 #b4 #d-f ,god's covenant with ,levi for his righteousness4 #c4 #c he shall purify and purge the sons of ,levi4 ,phil4 #a4 #a to the ,saints1 bishops and deacons4 #a ,tim4 #c4 #a-ac qualifications and duties of bishops and deacons4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bj4 #ch-ga the duties of elders1 priests1 teachers1 deacons and members of the church of ,christ4 #da4 #i ,e4 ,partridge ordained first bishop to the church4 #db4 #ab-ad instructions to elders1 priests and teachers4 #fh4 #ad1 #ae bishops to be high priests1 unless literal descendants of ,aaron4 #af1 #ag the first born held the right of presidency in the ,aaronic ,priesthood4 #bb-bd a bishop can be tried only by the ,first ,presidency of the church4 #gb4 #ah-bj ,n4 ,k4 ,whitney ordained4 ,duties of bishops4 #hd4 #ah the ,lord confirmed a ,priesthood on ,aaron and his sons for ever4 #ajg the lesser ,priesthood to go before and prepare the way4 ,sec4 #ajg4 the higher and lesser ,priesthoods1 their organizations1 the duties pertaining to their various offices1 and the lineage of the ,priesthood4 ,,evangelists ,,or ,,patriarchs4 ,in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,june #bg1 #ahci1 will be found the following3 ,an ,evangelist is a ,patriarch1 even the oldest man of the blood of ,joseph or of the seed of ,abraham4 ,whenever the ,church of ,christ is established in the earth1 there should be a ,patriarch for the benefit of the posterity of the ,saints1 as it was with ,jacob in giving his patriarchal blessing unto his sons1 etc4 ,as the singular number is here used1 exclusively1 doubtless the ,prophet ,joseph1 in the above passage1 speaks of then ,patriarch of the whole church4 ,in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,september #ad1 #ahdj1 we are informed that ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 ,patriarch of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints1 died at ,nauvoo4 ,in a biographical sketch of him1 of the same date1 we are informed that he was ordained to this office1 on the eighteenth of ,december1 #ahcc4 ,the distinguishing feature between his calling and that of other patriarchs is1 that he was patriarch of the whole church1 while others were ordained patriarchs in the church4 ,of the latter was ,john ,young1 ,sen41 who was ordained a patriarch in the church by the ,prophet ,joseph ,smith1 in #ahcd2 ,his4 of ,j4 ,smith1 under date of ,aug4 #h1 #ahdd4 ,it is the duty of the ,twelve1 in all large branches of the church1 to ordain evangelical ministers1 7or patriarchs71 as they shall be designated unto them by revelation2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #ajg4 #ci4 ,the order of this 7patriarchal7 ,priesthood was confirmed1 to be handed down from father to son1 and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed1 to whom the promises were made4 ,this order was instituted in the days of ,adam1 and came down by lineage2 verses #dj-eg4 ,from the last quotation it is evident that if a man holds the ,high ,priesthood1 by virtue of that ,priesthood he is patriarch over his own posterity1 and as such has a right to bestow upon them patriarchal blessings4 ,a little more than four months after the death of the ,patriarch1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 in a revelation given to his son ,joseph1 occurs the following3 ,that my servant ,hyrum may take the office of ,priesthood and ,patriarch1 which was appointed unto him by his father1 by blessing and also by right1 that from henceforth he shall hold the keys of the patriarchal blessings upon the heads of all my people1 that whoever he blesses shall be blessed1 and whoever he curses shall be cursed2 that whatsoever he shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven2 and whatsoever he shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #abd4 #ia-ic4 ,from this we learn1 that ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 inherited the ,patriarchal ,priesthood1 by right from the fathers over the house of ,israel in this dispensation4 ,for this right to have descended to him1 by lineage1 he must of necessity be an ,ephraimite1 for ,ephraim1 by the right of appointment and ordination by his father ,jacob1 is the head of ,israel4 ,this fact is plainly stated in the ,scriptures3 ,now the sons of ,reuben the firstborn of ,israel1 for he was the firstborn2 but1 forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed1 his birthright was given unto the sons of ,joseph the son of ,israel3 and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright2 #a ,chron4 #e4 #a4 ,just before his death1 in blessing ,ephraim and ,manasseh1 ,jacob adopted the sons of ,joseph as his own4 ,said he1 ,let my name be named on them1 and the name of my fathers ,abraham and ,isaac2 ,gen4 #dh4 #af4 ,for this reason1 these two sons of ,joseph1 each1 had a name as the head of tribes in ,israel1 and he set ,ephraim before ,manasseh2 ,gen4 #dh4 #bj4 ,the ,lord further declared through his prophet ,jeremiah1 ,i am a father to ,israel1 and ,ephraim is my firstborn2 #ca4 #i4 ,by virtue of this adoption of ,ephraim1 as the head of the house of ,israel1 and ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 being the oldest son of ,ephraim1 holding the ,priesthood in this dispensation1 he is ,patriarch of the whole church1 by right4 ,this right should be perpetuated in his family1 as the oldest branch of the tribe of ,ephraim4 ,if1 from any cause1 there should be failure of a son to exercise this right1 then the office would be filled from the next eldest branch of the family4 ,this has been the case in the short history of the church4 ,when ,joseph and ,hyrum were martyred1 the latter had no son old enough to fill the office of patriarch1 and ,john1 his eldest living brother1 was ordained to the office vacated by his death4 ,after the death of father ,john ,smith1 the office reverted back to the family of ,hyrum ,smith1 for his oldest son ,john had grown to manhood1 and was ordained ,patriarch of the whole church4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #h4 #ba1 #bb ,god covenanted with ,noah1 that he would not again destroy all flesh4 #i4 #a ,god blessed ,noah and his sons1 and said1 be fruitful and multiply4 #bd-bg ,noah cursed ,canaan1 and blessed ,shem and ,japhet4 #ab4 #a-c the ,lord promised ,abraham that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed4 #bf4 #d4 #g the land of ,canaan promised to ,abraham and his seed4 #ac4 #ae-ag ,i will make thy seed as the dust of the earth4 #ad4 #ah1 #ai ,melchisedek took bread and wine and blessed ,abraham4 #af4 #aj the angel said to ,hagar1 ,i will multiply thy seed exceedingly4 #ag4 #f ,i will make nations of thee1 and kings shall come out of thee4 #g ,god covenants to be a ,god to ,abraham and his seed4 #af ,abraham is promised that ,sarah should be a mother of nations4 #ai the ,lord promised to establish his covenant with ,isaac4 #bj ,ishmael to become a great nation4 #bb4 #ag the seed of ,abraham to possess the gate of their enemies4 #bd4 #fj ,rebecca to be the mother of thousands of millions4 #be4 #bc ,rebecca is promised that she should be the mother of two nations4 #bg4 #bh1 #bi ,isaac's blessing on his son ,jacob4 #ci1 #dj ,jacob's blessing on ,esau4 #bh4 #a-d ,isaac sends ,jacob to ,padan-aram and blesses him4 #ca4 #ee ,laban kissed and blessed his sons and daughters4 #cb4 #ab ,jacob claims the blessings of ,abraham and ,isaac4 #bd-bi the ,lord wrestles with and blesses ,jacob at ,peniel4 #ce4 #aj-ab the ,lord names ,jacob ,israel1 and declares that a company of nations shall come of him4 #df4 #b-d ,jacob is promised that he should be made a great nation in ,egypt1 and be brought out again4 #dh4 #ae-bj ,jacob's blessings on the sons of ,joseph4 #di #a ,jacob called his sons together to bless them4 #bb-bd ,joseph a fruitful bough by a well1 whose branches run over the wall2 99 99 99 from thence is the shepherd1 the stone of ,israel4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #e4 #e ,i have attained a land of promise4 #b ,nephi #a4 #ca1 #cb the seed of ,zoram to be blessed with the seed of ,nephi4 #c4 #c ,lehi promised ,joseph that his seed should not be utterly destroyed4 #be4 #e a righteous branch to be raised up from the loins of ,joseph4 #bd a mighty man to be raised up among the seed of ,joseph the son of ,lehi4 #d4 #i the blessing of the children of ,laman left on the children of ,lemuel4 ,ether #a4 #dc none greater than the nation ,i will make of thee4 #b4 #g1 #ae but they shall come forth to a land of promise choice above all other lands4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #bf4 ,abraham sought for the blessings of the fathers1 and obtained his right to the office of high priest1 which came down to him through the fathers from ,adam4 ,see sermon by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a4 page #bef4 ,j4 ,smith1 #f1 #bcg4 ,b4 ,young1 #i1 #hf1 at ,mill ,creek4 ,b4 ,young1 #i1 #bgi4 ,b4 ,young1 ,des4 ,news1 #aa1 #fh4 ,b4 ,young1 ,des4 ,eve4 ,news1 ,june #b1 #ahgg1 at ,logan4 ,b4 ,young1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ae1 page #dic4 ,article1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #d1 page #a4 #ae1 page #dhf4 ,j4 ,a4 ,little1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ah1 page #ade4 ,geo4 ,taylor1 #ai1 page #gif4 ,c4 ,w4 ,penrose1 #bi1 page #agg4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no4 #i4 ,a pamphlet1 ,items on ,priesthood1 by ,john ,taylor4 ,a ,pamphlet1 ,succession in the ,priesthood1 by ,john ,taylor4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,june #ahbi4 ,april #ac1 #ahcc4 ,may #b1 #ahce4 ,july #b1 #ahci4 ,april #bh1 #ahdb4 ,may #a1 #ahdb4 ,,christ',s ,,first ,,coming4 ,the oldest ,bible prophecy1 of the coming of ,christ1 is in ,jacob's blessing on ,judah3 ,the sceptre shall not depart from ,judah1 nor a lawgiver from between his feet1 until ,shiloh come2 ,gen4 #di4 #aj4 ,when ,christ was born1 the sceptre had not wholly departed from ,judah1 for ,herod the king1 who reigned at the time of his birth1 was virtually king of ,judea4 ,christ was condemned to be crucified by ,pontius ,pilate1 a ,roman governor4 ,the ,shiloh had come and the sceptre had entirely departed1 for ,judah was under ,gentile rule4 ,the records of three dispensations assert that ,christ came to his own1 and they did not receive him2 ,john #a4 #aa4 #c ,nephi #i4 #af4 ,doc4 ,cov4 #f4 #ba4 ,he came to his own covenant people1 the house of ,israel1 and1 though they still retained most of the forms of the ,mosaic ritual1 they had apostatized from the faith of their fathers1 had drank deep into pagan philosophy1 had become wicked and corrupt1 and1 when the ,shiloh came1 they new him not1 rejected him1 and were the means of his death4 ,the numerous prophecies of the first coming of ,christ1 in both the ,jewish and ,nephite records1 had a veritable fulfilment in his birth1 life1 sufferings1 death and resurrection1 and furnish overwhelming testimony of the ,divine inspiration of those records4 ,that ,jesus ,christ was the same being who called ,abraham from his native country1 who led ,israel out of the land of ,egypt with mighty miracles and wonders1 who made known to them his law amid the thunderings of ,sinai1 who delivered them from their enemies1 who chastened them for their disobedience1 who inspired their prophets1 and whose glory filled ,solomon's temple1 is evident from all the inspired writings1 and in none more so than in the ,bible4 ,his lamentation over ,jerusalem evidences that1 in his humanity1 he had not forgotten his former exalted position3 ,o ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 thou that killest the prophets1 and stonest them that are sent unto thee1 how often would ,i have gathered thy children together1 99 99 and ye would not2 ,matt4 #bc4 #cg4 ,it was this creator of the world1 this mighty ruler1 this controller of the destinies of the human family1 who1 in his last moments1 cried out in the agony of his soul1 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken me8 ,mark #ae4 #cd4 ,he was the great sacrifice for the world's redemption4 ,it was a sacrifice worthy of ,deity4 ,how grandly1 how nobly it was made6 ,it was made in the meridian of time1 and it changed the character of dispensations4 ,israel ceased to be a nation1 and the ,gentile rule was ushered in1 to continue for many long centuries1 in which ,god's chosen people were to suffer terrible persecutions4 ,we must look at ,jesus ,christ in his true character of ,god and ,savior1 in order to form a proper conception of the great sacrifice which has opened1 to the human family1 the way to immortality4 ,bible4 ,deut4 #ah4 #ae-ai a prophet to be raised up in ,israel like unto ,moses4 ,psalm #bb4 several prophecies concerning ,christ4 #fi4 #bj1 #ba in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink4 #aah4 #bb1 #bc the stone which the builders rejected4 #bf4 ,isa4 #g4 #ad a virgin shall conceive and bear a son4 #i4 #b the people that sat in darkness have seen a great light4 #f1 #g #db4 #a he shall bring forth judgment to the ,gentiles4 #c1 #d4 #ec4 #c he is despised and rejected4 #d1 #e1 #g1 #h1 #i1 #aa1 #ab4 ,mic4 #e4 #b of thee shall he come forth that is to be ruler in ,israel4 ,zech4 #i4 #i just and lowly and sitting on an ass4 #aj4 #aa4 #ab so they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver4 ,acts #c4 #bb1 #bc he that will not hear that prophet shall be cut off4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #d1 #e six hundred years after ,lehi left ,jerusalem ,messiah should come4 #ab4 #d-d a great destruction to take place before ,christ should appear to the ,nephites4 #ai4 #aj the ,god of ,abraham yieldeth himself up4 #aa1 #ab at his death ,christ shall manifest himself to the house of ,israel4 #b ,nephi #i4 #e he suffered himself to become subject to men in the flesh1 that all men might be subject to him4 #aj4 #c expedient that ,christ should come among the more wicked part of the world4 #be4 #bf we talk of ,christ1 rejoice in ,christ1 prophesy of ,christ1 preach of ,christ4 #bf4 #bd he layeth down his life that he may draw all men to him4 ,mos4 #c4 #e-aj the ,lord came among the children of men1 was crucified and rose from the dead1 that a righteous judgment might come on them4 #ac1 #ae4 #d4 #b ,jesus1 the ,creator of heaven and earth1 who shall come among men4 #ac4 #cc-ce ,moses and all the prophets since the world began1 prophesy of ,christ4 #ae4 #a-aa ,god1 himself1 shall come down among the children of men4 ,alma #ci4 #ah1 #ai as necessary that the plan of salvation should be known before1 as well as after the coming of ,christ4 ,hel4 #ad4 #ab ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 the ,creator of heaven and earth4 #c ,nephi #a4 #i-ad ,christ made known to ,nephi1 that1 on the morrow he would come into the world4 #bj4 #bc the prophet of whom ,moses spake was ,jesus ,christ4 ,ether #c4 #af ,christ said to the brother of ,jared1 as ,i appear to thee in the spirit1 so will ,i appear to my people in the flesh4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bj4 #bf1 #bg not only those who believe after he comes1 but all those from the beginning1 as well as those who shall come after4 #gf4 #ci who was in the bosom of the ,father before the worlds were made4 ,,christ',s ,,second ,,coming4 ,christ's first coming attracted comparatively little attention4 ,he was born a helpless infant1 under very humble circumstances4 ,through the ministration of an angel1 a few shepherds rejoiced over his advent1 and some wise men1 who must have known of1 and believed in prophecies concerning him1 visited and made presents to him4 ,they were warned to leave the country in a private manner1 on account of the evil designs of ,herod4 ,he grew up in obscurity1 performed his labors in the ministry1 in affliction and persecution and apparently1 to men1 died the death of a malefactor4 ,at his second appearance he will come ,with clouds2 and every eye shall see him1 and they also which pierced him2 and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him2 ,rev4 #a1 #g4 ,behold the ,lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints1 to execute judgment upon all2 ,jude #ad1 #ae4 ,he shall have dominion from sea to sea1 and from the river unto the ends of the earth2 ,psalm #gb4 #h4 ,yea1 all kings shall fall down before him2 all nations shall serve him2 verse #aa4 ,the ,son of ,man shall come down in heaven1 clothed in the brightness of his glory1 to meet the kingdom of ,god which is set up on the earth2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #fe4 #e4 ,when will ,christ come in his glory and power8 ,this question many millions of the human family have asked1 and the query still remains unanswered4 ,jesus said to his disciples1 ,be ye therefore ready also3 for the ,son of ,man cometh at an hour when ye think not2 ,luke #ab4 #dj4 ,but the day of the ,lord will come as a thief in the night2 #b ,pet4 #c4 #aj4 ,but the hour and the day no man knoweth1 neither the angels in heaven1 nor shall they know until he comes2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #di4 #g4 ,the ,lord has not told us that there shall be no period of time designated in which he will come1 but that neither the day nor the hour shall be known4 ,had we a correct chronology we might1 perhaps1 approximate very closely to the year1 for according to ,sec4 #gg4 #ab1 it will be in the beginning of the seventh thousand years4 ,it will be a time of destruction for the wicked2 ,the ,lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high1 and the kings of the earth upon the earth2 ,isa4 #bd4 #ba4 ,the ,lord who shall come down upon the world with a curse to judgment2 yea1 upon all the nations that forget ,god1 and upon all the ungodly among you2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #acc4 #b4 ,there will be great commotion and changes in the elements2 ,the foundations of the earth do shake4 ,the earth is utterly broken down1 the earth is clean dissolved1 the earth is moved exceedingly4 ,the earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard1 and shall be removed like a cottage2 and the transgressions thereof shall be heavy upon it2 and it shall fall1 and not rise again2 ,isa4 #bd4 #ah-bj4 ,the fulfilment of the prophecies and the signs of the times indicate that the coming of the ,son of ,man is nigh at hand4 ,the ,lord through ,joseph1 the ,seer1 also informs us that this is the case4 ,not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man1 and the sun shall hide his face1 and shall refuse to give light1 and the moon shall be bathed in blood1 and the stars shall become exceeding angry1 and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig tree2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #hh4 #hg4 ,israel requested ,moses1 when around ,mount ,horeb1 that they might no more hear the voice of the ,lord1 nor see his glory1 lest they should die4 ,they had not faith to behold his presence1 and the law of carnal commandments was given them4 ,when they were about to enter into the land of their inheritance1 ,moses rehearsed these things to them1 and repeated what the ,lord had said to him concerning a future prophet3 ,i will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren1 like unto thee1 and will put my words in his mouth2 and he shall speak unto them all that ,i shall command him4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name1 ,i will require it of him2 ,deut4 #ah4 #ah1 #ai4 ,the ,book of ,mormon informs us that this prophet was ,jesus ,christ3 ,behold1 ,i am he of whom ,moses spake1 saying1 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your ,god raise up unto you of your brethren1 like unto me2 #c ,nephi #bj4 #bc4 ,peter1 when he reproved the ,jews for killing the ,prince of life1 repeated this prophecy1 rendering the latter part of it a little plainer3 ,every soul1 which will not hear that ,prophet shall be cut off from among the people2 ,acts #c4 #bb1 #bc4 ,it is evident from verses #ai-ba1 that the time when those who would not hear that prophet should be cut off1 would be at the time of the restitution of all things1 when he whose right it is shall reign1 and the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our ,lord and of his ,christ4 ,the prophet ,joseph says1 ,i was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the ,son of ,man1 when ,i heard a voice repeat the following--',joseph1 my son1 if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old1 thou shalt see the face of the ,son of ,man3 therefore let this suffice1 and trouble me no more on this matter4' ,i was left thus1 without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing1 or whether ,i should die and thus see his face4 ,i believe the coming of the ,son of ,man will not be any sooner than that time2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #acj4 #ad-ag4 ,i have asked of the ,lord concerning his coming2 and while asking the ,lord1 he gave me a sign and said1 ',in the days of ,noah ,i set a bow in the heavens as a sign and token that in any year that the bow should be seen the ,lord would not come2 but there should be seed time and harvest during that year2 but whenever you see the bow withdrawn1 it shall be a token that there shall be famine1 pestilence1 and great distress among the nations1 and that the coming of the ,messiah is not far distant4' 99 99 99 ,i also prophesy1 in the name of the ,lord1 that ,christ ,,will ,,not ,,come ,,in ,,forty ,,years2 and if ,god ever spoke by my mouth1 he will not come in that length of time4 ,brethren1 when you go home1 write this down1 that it may be remembered4 99 99 99 ,jesus ,christ never did reveal to any man the precise time that he would come2 ,his4 of ,j4 ,smith1 ,march #aj1 #ahdd4 ,bible4 ,job #ai4 #be he shall stand in the latter day upon the earth4 ,psalm #ej4 #c-e our ,god shall come and shall not keep silence4 ,matt4 #af4 #bg the ,son of man shall come in the glory of his ,father4 ,chap4 #be4 #ca-df ,acts #a4 #aa this same ,jesus which is taken up from you into heaven4 #a ,thess4 #c4 #ac at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ with all his ,saints4 ,heb4 #i4 #bh shall he appear the second time1 without sin unto salvation4 #a ,peter #d4 #ac that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad4 #a ,john #b4 #bh and not be ashamed before him at his coming4 #c4 #b when he shall appear we shall be like him4 ,book of ,mormon4 #c ,nephi #bf4 #c ,christ expounded all things from the beginning to the time he shall come in his glory4 #bh4 #g the three disciples to remain until ,christ come in his glory4 #bi4 #b ye need not say that the ,lord delays his coming4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #cc4 #ag1 #ah verily1 ,i say unto you1 that ,i come quickly4 #cd4 #f preparing the way of the ,lord for his second coming4 #ce4 #ae the poor and the meek shall be looking for my coming4 #de4 #ch-dd shall be looking to the coming of the ,son of ,man4 #gd1 #ge all nations shall be afraid because of the glory of the ,lord4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ah1 page #eg4 #ae1 #ec4 ,w4 ,woodruff1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ae1 page #bge4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,april #f1 #ahdc4 ,,the ,,scattering ,,of ,,israel4 ,during the administration of ,moses1 the ,lord promised ,israel1 conditionally1 many blessings and curses4 ,the former if they were obedient to his commandments1 the latter if they were rebellious4 ,these promises were1 in their nature1 prophetic4 ,evidently1 no man1 unless inspired by the ,holy ,ghost1 as was ,moses1 could have thought of blessings and curses so varied and comprehensive in their nature1 much less have spoken and recorded them4 ,the subject of the scattering of ,israel is historical1 and needs to be well understood1 in order to comprehend the great work of their gathering in the latter times4 ,a moderate comprehension of the scattering of ,israel requires much careful study of their history in the ,old ,testament1 and as written by that eminent ,jewish historian1 ,josephus1 a general knowledge of history1 and of the many prophecies yet to be fulfilled concerning them4 ,if a complete history of the house of ,israel were written1 it would be the history of histories1 the key of the world's history for the past twenty centuries4 ,the student is particularly recommended to study the last chapters of ,deuteronomy1 from the beginning of the twenty-seventh to the end of the book4 ,the scattering of the seed of ,joseph1 among all nations1 was foreshadowed in the blessing of his father1 ,jacob3 ,joseph is a fruitful bough1 even a fruitful bough by a well1 whose branches run over the wall2 ,gen4 #di4 #bb4 ,a terrible prophetic picture of the afflictions which the ,lord would heap upon ,israel1 is drawn by ,moses in the twenty-sixth chapter of ,leviticus4 ,if persistently disobedient1 they were to be scattered among all nations and suffer great afflictions in the lands of their enemies4 ,the prophet ,abijah said to the wife of ,jeroboam1 ,the ,lord shall smite ,israel1 as a reed is shaken in the water1 and he shall root up ,israel out of this good land1 which he gave to their fathers1 and shall scatter them beyond the river2 #a ,kings #ad4 #ae4 ,this prophecy was fulfilled when the ten tribes were carried into captivity by the king of ,assyria #gba1 ,b4 ,c42 #b ,kings #ag4 ,in the ,apocrypha1 the prophet ,esdras states that these ten tribes went a year and a half journey into the north country2 #b ,esdras #ac4 #ci-de4 ,that many remained is evident from verses #dh and #di of the same chapter4 ,the great historian of ,israel1 ,josephus1 who wrote nearly #hjj years after the captivity of the ten tribes1 corroborates this view of the subject4 ,speaking of the return of the ,jews under ,esdras1 he says3 ,many of them took their effects with them1 and came to ,babylon1 as very desirous of going down to ,jerusalem1 but then the entire body of the people of ,israel remained in that country1 wherefore there are but two tribes in ,asia and ,europe subject to the ,romans1 while the ten tribes are beyond the ,euphrates till now1 and are an immense multitude1 and not to be estimated by numbers2 ,ant4 ,b4 #aa4 ,c4 #e4 ,over twenty-six centuries these scattered tribes of ,israel1 which ,josephus declared1 #ahjj years ago1 were an immense multitude in ,asia1 have continued to mix up with the nations of the earth4 ,the second great scattering of ,israel was brought about by the ,babylonish captivity4 ,the ,lord said through the prophet ,jeremiah1 ,i will give all ,judah into the hand of the king of ,babylon2 #bj4 #d4 ,there is an account of the fulfilment of this prophecy in #b ,kings1 chapters #bd and #be4 ,jerusalem was desolated and only the poor left to till the land4 ,the ,jews1 like the ten tribes before them1 were scattered among the nations of ,asia4 ,in ,ezra1 ,chap4 #b1 we have an account of those who returned to build the waste places of ,judah1 but multitudes of them remained in their scattered condition1 as is evident from the book of ,esther4 ,some nine years after the completion of the term of their captivity1 they were scattered from ,india to ,ethiopia1 through the #abg provinces of the ,persian empire2 #h4 #i4 ,jeremiah prophesied the entire desolation of ,judah2 ,judah shall be carried away captive all of it1 it shall be wholly carried away captive2 #ac4 #ai4 ,it was nearly #fjj years from the consummation of the ,babylonish captivity to the fulfilment of this prophecy1 by the final destruction of the ,jews1 as a nation1 by the ,romans1 when a remnant of some #ig1jjj were sold into slavery in the cities of the ,roman empire1 and were scattered wherever the caprice of their masters led them4 ,during this period1 from the ,babylonish captivity to the destruction of ,jerusalem1 the ,jews suffered much from their enemies1 and many thousands were sold into slavery4 ,a few references to ,josephus will assist to comprehend this subject3 ,ant4 ,b4 #aa4 ,c4 #e4 ,miserable condition of the ,jews as represented to the prophet ,nehemiah4 ,b4 #aa4 ,c4 #f4 ,haman said to the king of ,persia1 ,there is a certain wicked nation 7the ,jews71 and it is dispersed over all the habitable earth that is under thy dominion4 ,b4 #ab4 ,c4 #a4 ,the first ,ptolemy took a great many captives in ,judea and carried them into ,egypt4 ,b4 #ab4 ,c4 #b4 ,the second ,ptolemy liberated #abj1jjj ,jews who where in bondage in ,egypt4 ,b4 #ab4 ,c4 #c4 ,antiochus set free all the ,jews who had been carried captive4 ,b4 #ab4 ,c4 #d4 ,the ,samaritans were in a flourishing condition1 and much distressed the ,jews1 cutting off parts of their land1 and carrying off slaves4 ,b4 #ab4 ,c4 #e4 ,the daily sacrifice was taken away1 and #aj1jjj ,jews carried captive4 ,b4 #ad4 ,c4 #g4 ,the ,jews were scattered over the habitable earth4 ,cassius1 the ,roman general1 carried #cj1jjj ,jews captive4 ,b4 #ad4 ,c4 #aa4 ,four ,jewish cities sold into slavery for taxes4 ,b4 #ae4 ,c4 #c4 ,not a few ten thousands of ,jews that dwelt about ,babylonia4 ,b4 #af4 ,c4 #b4 ,a great multitude of ,jews dwelt in the cities of ,ionia4 ,b4 #af4 ,c4 #f4 ,the cities of ,asia and ,lybia ill-treated the ,jews4 ,the northern part of ,africa was then called ,lybia4 ,these references to ,josephus1 and their contexts1 well considered1 will greatly assist the student in forming a proper idea of the scattered condition of the ,jews about the commencement of the ,christian era4 ,we have no knowledge of the location or condition of that part of the ten tribes who went into the north country4 ,b4 ,c4 #fjj1 a colony left ,jerusalem1 under one ,lehi1 to people the western hemisphere4 ,eleven years after1 it was followed by another under the direction of ,mulek4 ,their descendants have scattered over the ,american continent from ,cape ,horn to the ,arctic ,sea4 ,this branch of the house of ,israel may truly be said to be scattered over half the globe4 ,the ,book of ,mormon1 and the monumental ruins they have left on the land1 give us all the information we have of them down to the year #adib1 ,a4 ,d41 when ,christopher ,columbus discovered ,america4 ,since that time1 their history forms a part of the general history of the continent1 which is a record of the fulfilment of many of the prophecies1 in the ,bible and ,book of ,mormon1 concerning the scattering of ,israel4 ,bible4 ,deut4 #bh4 #cg thou shalt become a proverb and a by-word4 #fd ,israel to be scattered from one end of the earth even unto the other4 ,chap4 #cb4 #bf4 ,psalm #ajf4 #bg to overthrow their seed also among the nations4 ,isa4 #e4 #ac my people have gone into captivity4 #aj4 #c what will ye do in the day of visitation8 #cb4 #ad the multitude of the city shall be left4 #db4 #bd who gave ,jacob for a spoil and ,israel to the robbers4 #fd4 #aj ,zion is a wilderness1 ,jerusalem a desolation4 ,jer4 #e4 #ae-ah ,i will bring a nation upon you from afar4 ,deut4 #bh4 #di-eg4 #f4 #h-ab their houses1 fields and wives shall be turned to others4 #g4 #ae and ,i will cast you out of my sight4 #h4 #c which remain in all the places whither ,i have driven them4 #i4 #aa ,i will make the cities of ,judah desolate4 #af4 #aj4 #bb to make the cities of ,judah desolate4 #be4 #ae4 #d ,i will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth4 #cd4 #ag to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth4 ,ezek4 #bj4 #bc ,i would disperse them through the countries4 ,chap4 #bb4 #ae4 ,chap4 #cd4 #f4 ,chap4 #cf4 #ai4 ,hos4 #g4 #h4 ,ephraim hath mixed himself among the people4 ,joel #c4 #b the ,lord will plead with all nations who have scattered his people4 ,amos #g4 #ag ,israel shall surely go into captivity4 #i4 #i ,i will sift the house of ,israel among all nations4 ,mic4 #c4 #ab ,zion shall be ploughed as a field4 ,zach4 #g4 #ad ,i scattered them with a whirlwind among all nations4 #aj4 #i ,i will sow them among the people4 ,matt4 #bc4 #ch your house is left unto you desolate4 ,luke #ac4 #ce4 ,james #a4 #a to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ab-ad the house of ,israel to be scattered over all the face of the earth4 ,chap4 #ad4 #ad4 ,chap4 #bb4 #c4 #ac4 #ad the seed of the brethren of ,nephi to be scattered and smitten of the ,gentiles4 #ci other books to come forth to the convincing of the ,jews who were scattered over the face of the whole earth4 #ai4 #ad they shall wander in the flesh1 and perish1 and become a hiss and a by-word4 #bb4 #d the more part of all the tribes have been led away and are scattered1 to and fro1 on the isles of the sea4 #e the ,jews to be scattered among all nations1 because they hardened their hearts against the ,holy ,one of ,israel4 #b ,nephi #aj4 #e1 #f1 #bb4 #g the ,lord shall raise up a mighty nation in this land1 and by them shall our seed be scattered4 #b ,nephi #f4 #h the ,lord showed ,jacob that those at ,jerusalem had been slain and scattered4 #aa4 #be4 #ad1 #ae the final destruction of ,jerusalem foretold4 #af the ,jews to be scourged until they believe in the ,messiah4 ,hel4 #ae4 #ab the ,lamanites to be hunted1 and smitten1 and scattered4 #c ,nephi #aj4 #g the places of your dwellings shall become desolate1 until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers4 #af4 #d the remnant of their seed who shall be scattered on the face of the earth4 #bj4 #bg which blessings upon the ,gentiles shall make them mighty1 unto the scattering of my people4 ,mormon #e4 #i1 #bj4 ,mormon #e4 #ae this people shall be scattered and become dark4 ,ether #ac4 #aa they are they who were scattered and gathered from the four quarters of the earth1 and from the north country4 ,,gathering ,,of ,,israel4 ,it will appear to the most casual reader1 that the ,gathering of ,israel is predicated on its having been scattered4 ,that part of the subject needs to be well studied1 to obtain a proper conception of the great work of gathering in the latter times4 ,as general as was the scattering of ,israel so must the gathering be4 ,if the dispersion was over all the earth1 and among all nations1 so the gathering must be out of all nations1 and from all parts of the earth4 ,when we reflect that it is thirty-two centuries since the enemies of ,israel began to oppress them in the land of ,canaan1 that about one-third of the time they were a people in that land1 they were1 more or less1 in bondage to their enemies2 that seven hundred years before the coming of ,christ the ten tribes were scattered throughout western ,asia2 that we have no record that any have as yet returned to the land of their inheritance2 that nearly #fjj years before ,christ the ,babylonish captivity took place1 and that1 according to the ,book of ,esther only a part of the ,jews ever returned1 but were scattered through the #abg provinces of the ,persian empire2 that ,asia was the hive from which swarmed the nomadic tribes who overran ,europe2 that at the destruction of ,jerusalem by the ,romans the ,jews were scattered over the known world2 we may well ask the question1 ,does not ,israel to-day constitute a large proportion of the human family8 ,with this comprehensive view of the subject of the scattering1 we the better understand such passages as the following1 ,i will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither ,i have driven them2 ,jer4 #bc4 #c4 ,wherefore1 he will bring them again out of captivity1 and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance2 and they shall be brought out of obscurity1 and out of darkness2 #a ,nephi #bb4 #ab4 ,our ,savior had a clear conception of the magnitude of this gathering when he said1 ,he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet1 and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds1 from one end of heaven to the other2 ,matt4 #bd4 #ca4 ,and ,jerusalem shall be trodden down of the ,gentiles1 until the times of the ,gentiles be fulfilled2 ,luke #ba4 #bd4 ,that is until the ,gentile rule shall wane before the growing power of ,israel1 when1 ,israel shall be saved in the ,lord with an everlasting salvation2 ,isa4 #de4 #ag4 ,when ,they shall take them captives1 whose captives they were2 and they shall rule over their oppressors2 #ad4 #b4 ,then will the promise made to ,abraham be fully realized by his children1 ,and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies2 ,gen4 #bb4 #ag4 ,then will ,abraham be the heir of the world1 ,through the righteousness of faith2 ,rom #d4 #ac4 ,it is evident from the ,book of ,mormon1 that the ,jews1 as well as other portions of the house of ,israel1 will believe in ,jesus ,christ and accept the ,gospel1 before they are gathered to the land of their inheritance4 ,the first ,nephi1 about #fjj years before the final dispersion of the ,jews1 recorded the following very comprehensive prophecy about their gathering3 ,and after they have been scattered1 and the ,lord ,god hath scourged them by other nations1 for the space of many generations1 yea1 even down from generation to generation1 until they shall be persuaded to believe in ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 and the atonement1 which is infinite for all mankind2 and when that day shall come1 that they shall believe in ,christ1 and worship the ,father in his name1 with pure hearts and clean hands1 and look not forward any more for another ,messiah1 then1 at that time4 ,the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things1 and the ,lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state4 ,wherefore1 he will proceed to do a marvellous work and a wonder among the children of men2 #b ,nephi #be4 #ae1 #af1 #ag4 ,bible4 ,deut4 #cj4 #c ,lord will gather ,israel from all nations whither he has scattered them4 ,neh4 #a4 #i the ,lord will gather those that are scattered from the uttermost part of heaven4 ,psalm #ej4 #e gather my ,saints together who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice4 ,isa4 #b4 #b in the last days the mountain of the ,lord's house shall be established in the tops of the mountains4 #e4 #bf1 #bg he will lift up an ensign to the nations4 #aj4 #bj1 #bb the remnant shall return1 even the remnant of ,jacob4 #aa4 #aa-af set his hand the second time to recover the remnant4 #ah4 #a-c see ye when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains4 #bg4 #ab1 #ac ye shall be gathered one by one4 #bi4 #bb1 #bc ,jacob shall not now be ashamed4 #ce4 #aj the ransomed of the ,lord shall return and come to ,zion4 #dj4 #b speak ye comfortably to ,jerusalem4 #i1 #aa4 #dc4 #e1 #f ,i will bring thy seed from the east4 #i let all nations be gathered together1 let the people be assembled4 #di4 #ab these shall come from far1 from the north and from the west4 #bb lift up my hand to the ,gentiles1 and set up my standard to the people4 #bc kings shall be thy nursing fathers4 #ea4 #c the ,lord will comfort ,zion4 #aa the redeemed of the ,lord shall return4 #eb4 #i-ab the ,lord hath comforted his people1 he hath redeemed ,jerusalem4 #ed4 #g with great mercies will ,i gather thee4 #ef4 #a-h the stranger that keepeth his hand from doing evil1 will the ,lord gather with the outcasts of ,israel4 #fj4 #c the ,gentiles shall come to thy light4 #d thy sons shall come from far4 #e1 #f1 #aj1 #af4 #fa4 #d they shall repair the desolations of many generations4 #fb4 #g till he make ,jerusalem a praise in the earth4 #ff4 #bj they shall bring your brethren out of all nations4 ,jer4 #c4 #ad take one of a city and two of a family4 #ag all nations shall be gathered to ,jerusalem4 #ah the house of ,judah shall walk with the house of ,israel4 #af4 #ad-af it shall no more be said1 the ,lord liveth that brought up the children of ,israel out of ,egypt4 ,i will send for many fishers4 #bc4 #h ,lord liveth which led the children of ,israel out of the north country4 #be4 #cd the days of your dispersions are accomplished4 #cj4 #c ,i will bring again the captivity of my people4 #aj1 #ah4 #ca4 #h-ad ,i will bring them from the north country and gather them from the coasts of the south4 ,they shall come with weeping4 #cb4 #cg-dd ,i will give them one heart1 ,i will make an everlasting covenant with them4 #cc4 #i ,israel shall be an honor to me before all the nations of the earth4 #ad1 #af4 #ej4 #d1 #e they shall ask the way to ,zion1 with their faces thitherward4 ,ezek4 #aa4 #ag ,i will assemble you out of the countries4 #bj4 #cd-db in my holy mountain shall the house of ,israel serve me4 #bh4 #be when ,i shall be sanctified in ,israel1 in the sight of the heathen4 #cd4 #aa-ca ,lord will deliver his sheep out of all places where they have been scattered in a cloudy and dark day4 #cg4 #ba-bh ,israel shall be one nation1 and one king shall reign over them4 ,joel #b4 #ae1 #af blow ye the trumpet in ,zion1 gather the people4 ,zeph4 #c4 #ai1 #bj ,i will make you a praise among all people4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ad the house of ,israel to be gathered in4 #ai4 #ae-ag then will he remember the isles of the sea4 #b ,nephi #f4 #aa when the ,jews shall come to a knowledge of their ,redeemer1 they shall be gathered again to the lands of their inheritance4 #i4 #b when they shall be restored to the true church1 they shall be established in their lands of promise4 #aj4 #g when they believe that ,i am ,christ1 ,i have covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored to the lands of their inheritance4 #cj4 #g #h the ,jews shall begin to believe in ,christ1 and to gather4 ,jacob #f4 #b he shall set his hand the second time to recover his people4 #c ,nephi #e4 #bf then shall they know their ,redeemer1 and be gathered from the four quarters of the earth4 #bj4 #bi-cc the ,jews shall believe in ,jesus ,christ1 then will the ,father gather them together again4 #ba4 #a a sign that ,i will gather in my people from their long dispersion4 #bf-bh at that day shall the work of the ,father commence among all the dispersed of my people4 ,mormon #e4 #ad the record of the ,nephites to go to the ,jews1 that they may believe in ,christ4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bi4 #g1 #h be gathered in one place1 and be prepared against the day of tribulation4 #db4 #cf be gathered in one when ,i shall come to my temple4 #de4 #ag day of redemption shall come1 and the restoration of scattered ,israel4 #be but shall remain until the time of the ,gentiles be fulfilled4 #dc and the remnant shall be gathered unto this place4 #fi there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation4 #eg4 #a1 #b the land of ,missouri consecrated for the gathering of the ,saints4 #eh4 #ef let the work of the gathering not be in haste4 #fc4 #cf ,i will that my ,saints should be assembled upon the land of ,zion4 #aja4 #ac and they that have been scattered shall be gathered4 #bj-bb the ,lord will appoint the places for the gathering of his ,saints4 #fd-fi must gather my people1 according to the parable of the wheat and tares4 #aje4 #bd boast not of faith or mighty works1 but carefully gather together4 #aaj4 #aa ,moses delivered the keys of the gathering of ,israel4 #abe4 #b let them gather to places ,i shall appoint1 by my servant ,joseph4 #acc4 #g go ye out from ,babylon1 gather ye out from the nations4 ,see ,sermon by ,j4 ,smith1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #f1 page #bcg4 ,b4 ,young1 #b1 #bff4 #ab1 #afa4 #ab1 #bbf4 ,j4 ,taylor1 #ai1 #aej4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ah1 #af4 ,g4 ,q4 ,cannon1 #ae1 #bjb4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev1 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no4 #aj4 ,article1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #d1 pages #afa and #agg4 #bb1 #cba1 #cci1 #cfb1 #cgi4 by ,j4 ,j41 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #cc1 pages #bji1 #bid1 #cbe1 #ddi4 by ,d4 ,mc,k41 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ch1 page #bif4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,april #ba1 #ahcd4 ,,book ,,of ,,mormon--,,evidences ,,of ,,its ,,divine ,,authenticity4 ,in order that the predictions of the ancient prophets might be fulfilled1 it was necessary that a book should be brought forth to the world which should be a record of truth4 ,this book must also come forth from the earth4 ,the prophet ,enoch1 according to ,bible chronology1 lived #ifi years before the flood4 ,on a certain occasion1 the ,lord made known to him many things that should transpire a short period before his latter-day coming4 ,he said1 ,great tribulation shall be among the children of men1 but my people will ,i preserve2 and righteousness will ,i send down out of heaven2 and truth will ,i send forth out of the earth1 to bear testimony of mine ,only ,begotten2 and righteousness and truth will ,i cause to sweep the earth as with a flood1 to gather out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth4 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #ba4 ,the ,book of ,mormon1 in every particular1 fulfils this very ancient prediction of ,enoch's4 ,it is a record of truth2 it was brought forth from the earth2 it bears testimony of the ,only ,begotten ,son of ,god2 of his birth1 death1 resurrection1 teachings1 and ministrations among the ,nephites4 ,righteousness has been sent down out of heaven by the restoration of the ,priesthood1 with all its authority1 ordinances1 and blessings1 through which1 alone1 righteousness can be made manifest4 ,the latter-day gathering of ,israel has been inaugurated1 and righteousness1 and truth are sweeping the earth as with a flood1 and gathering the elect from the four quarters of the earth4 ,this wonderful prophecy of ,enoch's was reiterated by prophets who lived many centuries after him4 ,the ,psalmist ,david1 who lived until #ajae ,b4 ,c41 mentions this event in connection with the latter days3 ,truth shall spring out of the earth2 and righteousness shall look down from heaven2 ,psalms #he4 #aa4 ,the prophet ,isaiah1 also1 saw in prophetic vision these great events of the latter days1 when he said3 ,let the skies pour down righteousness2 let the earth open and let them--that is1 the earth and the skies together--bring forth salvation2 #de4 #h4 ,according to the twenty-ninth chapter of ,isaiah4 there was to be a people who like ,ariel1 or ,jerusalem1 were to be brought down and they should speak out of the ground1 their speech was to be low out of the dust4 ,the predictions in verses #a-f of this chapter have been fulfilled in every particular1 in the history of the ,nephites and in the coming forth of their record1 the ,book of ,mormon4 ,for an account of the fulfilment of many of the predictions in this chapter1 see ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #di-ed4 ,ezekiel's prophecy1 in chapter #cg1 verses #af-bj1 concerning the sticks of ,judah and ,joseph1 is literally fulfilled in this generation4 ,the most of the ,latter-day ,saints are of the tribe of ,ephraim1 the son of ,joseph4 ,there can be but one conclusion with regard to the ,bible1 and that is1 that it is the stick of ,judah referred to by ,ezekiel4 ,the stick or record of ,joseph1 is fitly represented by the ,book of ,mormon1 which is a record of the ,nephites1 who are descendants of ,joseph who was sold into ,egypt4 ,they are both1 to-day1 in the hands of ,ephraim4 ,a very good explanation of this subject is contained in #b ,nephi1 chapter #c4 ,lehi was rehearsing to his son ,joseph1 some important promises which the ,lord made to their father1 ,joseph1 who was sold into ,egypt4 ,the special promise to which we refer is in the twelfth verse4 ,wherefore1 the fruit of thy loins shall write2 and the fruit of the loins of ,judah shall write2 and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins1 and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of ,judah1 shall grow together1 unto the confounding of false doctrines1 and laying down of contentions1 and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins1 and bringing them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter-days2 and also to the knowledge of my covenants1 saith the ,lord4 ,the following from the writings of ,o4 ,pratt1 is very appropriate to this subject4 ,if the historical parts of the ,book of ,mormon be compared with what little is known from other sources1 concerning the history of ancient ,america1 there will be found much evidence to substantiate its truth2 but there cannot be found one truth among all the gleanings of antiquity that clashes with the historical truths of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,if the prophetical part of this wonderful book be compared with the prophetical declarations of the ,bible1 there will be found much evidence in the latter to establish the truth of the former4 ,but though there are many predictions in the ,book of ,mormon1 relating to the great events of the last days1 which the ,bible gives us no information about1 yet there is nothing in the predictions of the ,bible that contradicts in the least1 the predictions of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,if the doctrinal part of the ,book of ,mormon be compared with the doctrines of the ,bible1 there will be found the same perfect harmony which we find on the comparison of the prophetical parts of the two books4 ,although there are many points of the doctrine of ,christ that are far more plain and definite in the ,book of ,mormon than in the ,bible1 and many things revealed in relation to doctrine that never could be fully learned from the ,bible1 yet there are not any items of doctrine in the two sacred books that contradict each other1 or clash in the least4 ,if the various books which enter into the collection1 called the ,book of ,mormon1 be carefully compared with each other1 there will be found nothing contradictory in history1 in prophecy1 or in doctrine4 ,if the miracles of the ,book of ,mormon be compared with the miracles of the ,bible1 there cannot be found in the former anything that would be more difficult to believe1 than what we find in the latter4 ,if we compare the historical1 prophetical1 and doctrinal parts of the ,book of ,mormon1 with the great truths of science and nature1 we find no contradictions--no absurdities--nothing unreasonable4 ,the most perfect harmony1 therefore1 exists between the great truths revealed in the ,book of ,mormon1 and all other known truths1 whether religious1 historical1 or scientific4 ,divine ,authenticity of ,b4 of ,m41 page #ef4 ,a person educated in the doctrines and traditions of modern ,christianity1 could not have written the ,book of ,mormon1 for many of its important doctrines do not agree with those of the ,christian sects4 ,they do not believe in the ministry of angels1 in miracles1 in signs1 in dreams and in visions4 ,the book had its origin in those things1 much of it is made up of an account of them4 ,lehi1 the most prominent patriarch of the aboriginal ,american race1 was warned by an angel that ,jerusalem would be destroyed2 #a ,nephi #a4 #aa1 #ac4 ,that he might not be destroyed with it1 the ,lord warned him in a dream to take his family and depart into the wilderness2 #b4 #b4 ,in the nineteenth verse of this last chapter1 the ,lord spake to ,nephi1 and blessed him on account of his great faith4 ,nephi1 who wrote the first two books of the ,book of ,mormon1 had wonderful visions and manifestations4 ,an infidel1 or deist1 having no faith in manifestations from ,god1 could not have written the book2 equally impossible that it could have been written by a sectarian ,christian4 ,was the ,book of ,mormon written for a romance8 ,it would spoil the interest of a work of fiction1 for the writer to commence it with a sketch of the plan of his story4 ,yet the two books of ,nephi1 which commence the ,book of ,mormon1 are a very plain1 prophetic sketch of the then future history of the people of ,america4 ,besides1 what writer of fiction could expect to interest the literary world of the nineteenth century1 with an account of the organization of a church1 on the ,american continent1 exactly after the pattern of the primitive church in ,asia1 with advocating baptism by immersion for the remission of sins1 the gift of the ,holy ,ghost by the laying on of hands1 and with an almost verbatim repetition of ,christ's sermon on the ,mount4 ,such a fiction would be wanting in all the elements of modern romance4 ,skeptics1 ,christian divines1 and writers of romance are not the men to stake their reputation on the enunciation of such principles as the following3 ,he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved1 and he that believeth not and is not baptized shall be damned4 ,harlotry is the most abominable of all sins in the sight of ,god1 except it be the sin against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,in fact1 it is the teaching of such pure principles in the ,book of ,mormon that makes it so very unpopular with a large portion of mankind4 ,the ,book of ,mormon1 as a whole1 must be either true or false4 ,if false1 the ,bible is equally so1 for there is no antagonism between the two4 ,the former states that it and the ,bible shall grow together for the confounding of false doctrine in the latter times4 ,the writer of a book of errors would hardly have staked his reputation on the fact that his book was an evidence of the truth of the ,bible1 and vice versa4 ,that one is a witness of the truth of the other is readily evident to any one who will honestly compare them4 ,written by different authors1 under very different circumstances1 and on opposite sides of the globe1 such perfect concordance would have been impossible1 unless the authors had all been actuated by the same ,spirit of divine inspiration4 ,the admission is general that the ,bible was written and compiled on the ,eastern hemisphere1 and1 more or less continuously through a period of some #aejj years4 ,the fact is generally recognized that the ,book of ,mormon was written on the ,western hemisphere1 and by those who had nothing to do in getting up the ,bible4 ,the chain of history it has recorded2 the principles it teaches2 its anomalous style as a literary production1 and its truthfulness as a prophetic record1 are all against its being a production of modern times4 ,as an ancient record1 it contains many predictions of prophets and seers which have been realized1 and many others which are now having a remarkable fulfilment4 ,it has these facts in favor of its divine origin1 as well as the ,bible4 ,not the least remarkable of its prophecies are those declaring how it should be written1 and why4 ,how it should be hid up in the earth for many generations1 and how it should come forth in the latter times2 every particular of which has been realized4 ,bible4 ,isa4 #bi4 #aj-ab the vision of all is become as the words of a book4 #ac1 #ad and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men4 #ah in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book4 #dc4 #ai ,i will do a new thing1 now it shall spring forth4 ,ezek4 #cg1 #ae-bh the sticks of ,judah and ,ephraim4 ,hos4 #h4 #ab ,i have written to him the great things of my law4 ,hab4 #a4 #e ,i will work a work in your days which you will not believe4 #b4 #c for the vision is yet for an appointed time1 but at the end it shall speak4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #c4 #af-bj the records of the ,book of ,mormon preserved1 that the promises of the ,lord might be fulfilled4 #e4 #aa-ae the testimony of three witnesses to the ,book of ,mormon4 #aj4 #a-eb concerning that portion of the ,book of ,mormon which ,martin ,harris had permitted to pass into the hands of wicked men4 #bj4 #h gave him power from on high to translate the ,book of ,mormon4 #i-af the purposes of ,god in bringing forth the ,book of ,mormon4 #bd4 #a thou wast called and chosen to write the ,book of ,mormon #bg4 #e and with ,moroni1 whom ,i have sent to reveal the ,book of ,mormon4 #cc4 #af ,book of ,mormon and ,holy ,scriptures given for instruction4 #db4 #ab elders to teach the principles contained in the ,bible and ,book of ,mormon4 #abd4 #aai unless he be a believer in the ,book of ,mormon and the revelations4 #ace4 #c ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 brought forth the ,book of ,mormon by the power of ,god4 #f ,book of ,mormon and ,doctrine and ,covenants cost the best blood of the nineteenth century4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 #dd-eg an account of the coming forth of the ,book of ,mormon in fulfilment of prophecy4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ae1 page #agh4 #af1 #bji4 ,a series of six pamphlets1 by ,o4 ,pratt1 on the ,divine ,authenticity of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,public ,discussion between ,j4 ,taylor and ,rev'ds ,c4 ,w4 ,cleeve1 ,james ,robertson and ,phillip ,cater4 ,an account of several remarkable visions1 by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,,joseph ,,smith1 ,,jun41 ,,as ,a ,,fulfiller ,,of ,,bible ,,prophecies4 ,the mission of ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 is the key of the dispensation of the fulness of times4 ,if he was not sent of ,god1 the pretentions of the ,latter-day ,saints to be the true ,gospel church are without foundation1 and their labors for the redemption of the world must prove a failure4 ,if1 in his life's labors1 and their results1 the predictions of the ancient prophets are being fulfilled1 it should be satisfactory evidence of the divinity of his mission4 ,for unless a man have the spirit of the prophets1 he can neither understand their predictions1 nor the nature of the events that would fulfil them4 ,john1 the ,revelator1 in his vision of the latter times1 saw another ,angel fly in the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting ,gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth1 and to every nation1 and kindred1 and tongue2 ,rev4 #ad4 #f4 ,on page #di1 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 states that a glorious personage appeared to him and said that his name was ,moroni4 ,this angel told ,mr4 ,smith one thing concerning his own future1 that1 since that time1 #ahbc1 has had a remarkable fulfilment4 ,this was that his name should be had for good or evil among all nations1 kindreds and tongues4 ,he also informed him that there was a record on gold plates1 deposited in the earth1 which gave an account of the ancient inhabitants of this continent1 and of the source from which they sprang4 ,a book containing such information1 as the angel said1 was engraven on the plates1 was produced by ,mr4 ,smith1 with competent witnesses that it was a translation from certain plates of gold which were shown to them by an angel4 7,see ,book of ,mormon for the historical account1 and the third page for the testimony of the witnesses47 ,the angel ,moroni further stated1 that the record contained the fulness of the everlasting ,gospel4 ,here we have all the conditions necessary for the fulfilment of the prophetic vision of ,st4 ,john1 regarding the restoration of the ,gospel in the latter times4 ,the angel repeated to ,mr4 ,smith the fifth verse of the last chapter of ,malachi1 thus3 ,behold1 ,i will reveal unto you the ,priesthood1 by the hand of ,elijah the prophet1 before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the ,lord4 ,in ,doc4 ,cov41 #aaj4 #ac1 #ad1 we find an account of the fulfilment of this prophecy1 by the appearance of ,elijah to ,mr4 ,smith4 ,he stated that he had come in fulfilment of this prediction of ,malachi's4 ,the angel ,moroni quoted the sixth verse as follows3 ,and he shall plant in the hearts of the children1 the promises made to the fathers1 and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers2 if it were not so1 the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming4 ,therefore1 said the prophet ,elijah to ,joseph ,smith1 ,the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands4 ,after receiving authority from the prophet ,elijah1 ,mr4 ,smith made it the business of his life to lay the foundation for accomplishing the great work committed to him4 ,he has left the world most important instructions on this subject1 in ,doc4 ,cov4 sec4 #abh4 ,after referring to the prophecy of ,malachi1 he says ,it is sufficient to know1 in this case1 that the earth will be smitten with a curse1 unless there is a welding link of some kind or other1 between the fathers and the children1 upon some subject or other1 and behold1 what is that subject8 ,it is baptism for the dead4 ,for we without them cannot be made perfect2 neither can they without us be made perfect4 ,neither can they nor we1 be made perfect1 without those who have died in the ,gospel also2 verse #ah4 ,it is necessary that all things be connected and welded together in one glorious and complete union1 from ,adam down to the present time4 ,to accomplish this it is necessary that the hearts of the fathers and children be turned towards each other1 by understanding the promises made in the ,gospel4 ,we have no information that the ,christian world has had any knowledge of these glorious principles for the universal redemption of man1 from the time of the primitive church until they were revealed through ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun4 ,in the bringing forth of the ,book of ,mormon1 through the agency of an angel1 we find the fulfilment of ,psalm #he4 #aa1 ,truth shall spring out of the earth2 and righteousness shall look down from heaven2 and also of a parallel prophecy of ,enoch's1 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p4 page #ba4 ,righteousness will ,i send down out of heaven2 and truth will ,i send forth out of the earth4 ,what for8 ,to bear testimony of mine ,only ,begotten4 ,truth came forth out of the earth1 in the ,book of ,mormon1 through the ministration of the angel ,moroni1 and righteousness came down out of heaven through the blessings and ordinances of the holy ,priesthood1 as restored to the earth by ,john the ,baptist1 when he appeared to ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery1 and conferred upon them the ,priesthood of ,aaron1 ,which holds the keys of the ministering of angels1 and of the ,gospel of repentance1 and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #ac4 ,and by ,peter1 ,james and ,john1 who were sent to ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and others1 and who ordained them to be apostles and especial witnesses of ,christ4 #bg4 #ab4 ,through these ordinances and blessings came the power to work righteousness on the earth4 ,here we have all the conditions for the fulfilment of the prophecies of ,enoch and ,david1 through the agency of ,mr4 ,smith4 ,we find1 by comparison1 that there is no antagonism in doctrine between the ,book of ,mormon and ,bible4 ,christ said1 ,this ,gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations2 and then shall the end come2 ,matt4 #bd4 #ad4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 reiterates this prediction of our ,savior's nearly #ahjj years after its utterance3 ,for verily the voice of the ,lord is unto all men2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #a4 #b2 ,and the voice of warning shall be unto all people2 verse #d4 ,wherefore the voice of the ,lord is unto the ends of the earth2 verse #aa4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 spent the labors of his life1 for the accomplishment of the great work of preaching the ,gospel to all the world1 and it has been the great object of the labors of the ,latter-day ,saints for more than fifty years4 ,considering the magnitude of the work it is being rapidly accomplished4 ,jesus called the ,gospel1 the ,gospel of the kingdom4 ,of what kingdom did he speak1 unless of a kingdom of ,god on the earth which this ,gospel was to establish8 ,even the kingdom which ,daniel speaks of3 ,and in the days of these kings shall the ,god of heaven set up a kingdom1 which shall never be destroyed3 99 99 and it shall stand forever2 ,dan4 #b4 #dd4 ,and there was given him 7the ,son of ,man7 dominion1 and glory1 and a kingdom1 that all people1 nations1 and languages1 should serve him2 #g4 #ad2 ,and the kingdom and dominion1 and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven1 shall be given to the people of the ,saints of the ,most ,high2 verse #bg4 ,the kingdom which this ,gospel was to build up1 is the great object for which all ,latter-day ,saints labor4 ,one of the great burdens of the ancient prophets was the gathering of ,israel in the latter days1 that ,jerusalem might be established1 and ,zion built up1 that the law might go forth from ,zion1 ,and the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem2 ,isa4 #b4 #c4 ,it is evident from the tenor of the inspired writings1 that this kingdom is to consist of gathered ,israel1 and therefore the gathering of ,israel must be a part of ,this ,gospel of the kingdom4 ,some one must receive authority to organize the means for accomplishing this great gathering of the latter days4 ,the former great gatherer and deliverer of ,israel was ,moses1 and he1 very naturally1 was the one to restore that authority to the earth after the fulness of the ,gentiles should come in4 ,through the inspiration of the ,holy ,ghost1 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 understood this1 and had the faith to receive the administrations of ,moses1 and he has left the fact on record4 ,and ,moses appeared before us1 and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of ,israel from the four parts of the earth1 and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the north2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #aaj4 #aa4 ,he preached ,this ,gospel of the kingdom1 the obedient received the ,holy ,ghost1 and it moved them to gather together1 and ,israel1 for over fifty years1 has been gathering to form that kingdom in fulfilment of the predictions of the ancient prophets4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 is the first man of whom we have any record1 for some #ahjj years1 that has labored for the fulfilment of the predictions of the ancient prophets2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #a4 #ah4 ,the ,lord said1 through his prophet ,micah1 ,in the last days it shall come to pass1 that the mountain of the house of the ,lord shall be established in the top of the mountains1 and it shall be exalted above the hills2 99 99 and many nations shall come1 and say1 ,come1 and let us go up to the mountain of the ,lord1 and to the house of the ,god of ,jacob2 and he will teach us of his ways1 and we will walk in his paths3 for the law shall go forth of ,zion1 and the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem2 ,mic4 #d4 #a1 #b4 ,for many years there has been a ,house of the ,lord in ,salt ,lake ,city1 in the top of the mountains1 and for more than thirty years1 the people of many nations have been saying1 ,come and let us go up to the mountain of the ,lord4 ,that there will be a place called ,zion from which ,the law shall go forth1 distinct from ,jerusalem1 is evident from ,isaiah1 ,when the ,lord of ,hosts shall reign in ,mount ,zion1 and in ,jerusalem2 #bd4 #bc4 ,how is it that ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 first organized the means for the partial fulfilment of this prophecy1 and left1 at his death1 the authority and instructions necessary to complete its fulfilment1 by the building of a great city to be called ,zion1 in the state of ,missouri1 which in fulfilment of the prophecy1 shall become the capital of this western hemisphere1 if he did not obtain his knowledge of the whole matter through ,divine inspiration8 ,the ,jaredite prophet1 ,ether1 some #bejj years ago1 foretold ,that a ,new ,jerusalem should be built up upon this land 7,america71 unto the seed of ,joseph2 ,ether #ac4 #d1 #f4 ,there is a wonderful connection between this passage in the ,book of ,mormon1 and the prophecies of ,isaiah and ,micah1 the result of one spirit of inspiration1 acting upon different men1 in countries1 long distances apart1 and at different periods of time4 ,it is quite as unaccountable on any other grounds than that of inspiration1 that ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 after many centuries had elapsed since these predictions of the prophets1 should declare to the world that the time was at hand for their fulfilment1 and that he should have the confidence to indicate the identical spot1 on this great land of ,north ,america1 where this city of ,zion is to be built4 ,this is the land of promise1 and the place for the city of ,zion4 99 99 99 ,behold1 the place which is now called ,independence1 is the center place1 and a spot for the temple is lying westward2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #eg4 #b1 #c4 ,,joseph ,,smith ,,as ,a ,,fulfiller ,,of ,,book ,,of ,,mormon ,,prophecies4 ,the first ,nephi1 #bdjj years before the days of ,joseph ,smith1 the ,prophet1 had a vision of the discovery and colonization of ,america by ,europeans4 ,he also saw the record of the ,jews 7the ,bible7 come forth from the ,gentiles to the remnant of the seed of his brethren 7the ,american ,indians74 ,he says1 ,after it had come forth unto them1 ,i beheld other books1 which came forth by the power of the ,lamb1 from the ,gentiles unto them3 #a ,nephi #ac4 #ch1 #ci4 ,admitting that this prophecy has been partly fulfilled1 by ,christian denominations who have sent missionaries and the ,bible among the ,indians1 it remained for ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 to initiate the fulfilment of the second part of the prophecy1 that other books1 besides the ,bible1 should come forth to the children of ,lehi1 which should bear testimony of the truth of the ,bible4 ,the ,book of ,mormon was the first of this series of books1 which were to be carried forth among the ,american ,indians1 after the ,bible4 ,it has been followed by the book of ,doctrine and ,covenants1 containing revelations and instructions concerning the latter-day work1 and by inspired translations from the writings of ,enoch1 ,abraham and ,moses1 which all bear record of the truth of the ,jewish prophets1 and of the teachings of ,jesus and his apostles1 as foretold they would do by the prophet ,nephi4 ,this same prophet further says1 ,there is nothing which is secret1 save it shall be revealed2 99 99 99 there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth1 save it shall be loosed4 ,wherefore1 all things which have been revealed unto the children of men1 shall at that day be revealed2 #b ,nephi #cj4 #ag1 #ah4 ,the context of this passage shows that it speaks of the latter days4 ,the following is nearly a parallel passage in meaning3 ,and he shall send ,jesus ,christ which before was preached unto you3 whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things1 which ,god hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began2 ,acts #c4 #bj1 #ba4 ,that is1 all the knowledge that has ever been revealed to man will be restored to the earth4 ,all that was revealed to ,adam and the ante-diluvian prophets2 to ,noah and the ,jaredite prophets2 to ,abraham2 to ,moses and the ,jewish prophets2 to the ,nephite prophets2 to the primitive apostles of our ,savior1 and many others1 to whom the ,lord has shewn all things from the beginning of the world to the end thereof4 ,after many centuries had passed1 in which man's wisdom had failed to comprehend the meaning of the phrase1 ,the restitution of all things1 or the grand fulfilment of prophecy comprehended in a ,dispensation of the fulness of times--a time in which all the knowledge and power of all times will be gathered into one--,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 appears in the ,united ,states of ,america1 and claims that the ,lord has authorized him to open up this grand dispensation of a fulness1 and that for this purpose he has bestowed upon him first1 and then through him upon others1 all the keys and powers of the ,priesthood which had been held in former dispensations4 ,for unto you1 7the twelve7 and those 7the first presidency7 who are appointed with you1 to be your counselors and your leaders1 is the power of this ,priesthood given1 for the last days and for the last time1 in the which is the dispensation of the fulness of times1 which power you hold in connection with all those who have received a dispensation at any time from the beginning of creation2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #aab4 #cj-cb4 ,in sec4 #aaj we are informed that ,jesus ,christ1 ,elias1 ,moses1 and ,elijah the prophet1 appeared to ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and others1 and bestowed upon them the keys of the holy ,priesthood1 held in other dispensations1 that they might be concentrated in this4 ,in these last two quotations1 from ,doc4 ,cov41 we have an account of the bestowal of the necessary authority upon certain persons1 for the opening up of the gathering dispensation of the latter times1 that is perfectly consistent with the ,book of ,mormon and the ,bible4 ,no man1 unless endowed by ,divine inspiration1 could have conceived of such a sacramental feast as is represented in the following1 to which will be gathered in the latter times1 the great dignitaries of all dispensations1 with ,jesus ,christ at their head1 together holding all the keys1 authority and powers of the holy ,priesthood1 pertaining to the redemption of man and of the earth4 ,for the hour cometh that ,i will drink of the fruit of the vine with you on the earth1 and with ,moroni1 whom ,i have sent unto you to reveal the ,book of ,mormon1 containing the fulness of my everlasting ,gospel1 99 99 99 and also with ,elias1 to whom ,i have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things1 and with ,john the ,baptist1 whom ,i have sent unto you1 my servants1 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,oliver ,cowdery1 to ordain you unto this first ,priesthood which you have received4 99 99 ,and also ,elijah1 unto whom ,i have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children1 99 99 99 and also with ,joseph and ,jacob1 and ,isaac1 and ,abraham1 your fathers1 99 99 and also with ,michael1 or ,adam1 the father of all1 the prince of all1 the ancient of days4 ,and also with ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 99 99 99 by whom ,i have ordained you and confirmed you to be ,apostles1 and especial witnesses of my name1 and bear the keys of your ministry1 and of the same things which ,i have revealed unto them3 unto whom ,i have committed the keys of my kingdom1 and a dispensation of the ,gospel for the last times2 and for the fulness of times1 in the which ,i will gather together in one all things1 both which are in heaven1 and which are on earth2 #bg4 #e-ac4 ,on a certain occasion1 when the ,nephite disciples of our ,savior were engaged in mighty prayer and fasting1 he appeared in their midst and asked them1 ,what will ye that ,i shall give unto you8 ,and they said unto him1 ,lord1 we will that thou wouldst tell us the name whereby we shall call this church2 for there are disputations among the people concerning this matter4 ,and the ,lord said unto them1 ,verily1 verily ,i say unto you1 why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of this thing8 ,have they not read the scriptures1 which say ye must take upon you the name of ,christ1 which is my name8 ,for by this name shall ye be called at the last day4 99 99 99 ,therefore whatsoever ye shall do1 ye shall do it in my name2 therefore ye shall call the church in my name2 #c ,nephi #bg4 #b-g4 ,in the above ,jesus plainly told his disciples that his name was ,christ1 and that his church should be called ,christ's ,church1 not ,christian1 ,catholic1 ,campbellite or ,episcopalian4 ,when ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 organized this church1 on the #fth of ,april1 #ahcj1 it was organized as the ,church of ,jesus ,christ1 in obedience to the instructions of ,jesus ,christ1 some #ahjj years before4 ,the prophet ,nephi1 speaking of the gathering of ,israel1 says1 that the ,lord ,will bring them again out of captivity1 and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance2 and they shall be brought out of obscurity1 and out of darkness2 #a ,nephi #bb4 #ab4 ,the ,book of ,mormon1 brought forth through the agency of ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 reveals to the world the fact that the millions of aboriginal ,americans scattered over the ,american continent1 from ,cape ,horn to the ,arctic ,ocean1 are of the house of ,israel4 ,the keys of the ,patriarchial ,priesthood enable those on whom they are bestowed1 to know1 by revelation1 the lineage of the ,latter-day ,saints1 and tens of thousands of ,ephraim1 and thousands of ,manasseh1 are being gathered1 who were not known before the days of ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 as portions of the house of ,israel4 ,thus the great work of bringing the tribes of ,israel1 out of obscurity and darkness1 and of developing their existence to themselves1 and to the world1 has been inaugurated by ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun4 ,the work must continue until they are gathered from all parts of the earth1 in fulfilment of the words of the prophets1 and of the promises made to their fathers4 ,the following promise was made to ,joseph who was sold into ,egypt1 ,the fruit of thy loins shall write2 and the fruit of the loins of ,judah shall write2 and that which shall be written1 ,shall grow together1 unto the confounding of false doctrines1 and laying down of contentions1 and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins1 and bringing them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter-days2 and also the knowledge of my covenants1 saith the ,lord2 #b ,nephi #c4 #ab4 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 has brought forth the ,book of ,mormon1 the writing of the fruit of the loins of ,joseph through ,ephraim and ,manasseh1 and has placed it1 side by side1 with the writing of the fruit of the loins of ,judah--the ,bible--the one establishing the truth of the other1 and thus has literally fulfilled this prophecy4 ,the ,lord further said to ,joseph who was sold into ,egypt1 ,i will raise up unto the fruit of thy loins2 and ,i will make for him a spokesman4 ,and ,i1 behold1 ,i will give unto him1 that he shall write the writing of the fruit of thy loins 7the ,nephites71 unto the fruit of thy loins 7the ,american ,indians72 and the spokesman of thy loins shall declare it2 verse #ah4 ,in ,doc4 ,cov41 we are informed of the fulfilment of this prophecy4 ,the ,lord said to ,joseph the prophet and ,s4 ,rigdon1 ,it is expedient in me that you1 my servant ,sidney1 should be a spokesman unto this people2 yea1 verily1 ,i will ordain you unto this calling1 even to be a spokesman unto my servant ,joseph2 #ajj4 #i4 ,and it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins had cried unto them from the dust2 #b ,nephi #c4 #ai4 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 was of the lineage of ,joseph who was sold into ,egypt1 to whom these promises were made4 ,the ,nephites were also his descendants1 and they wrote and hid up the plates of the ,book of ,mormon1 with the assurance that1 in after years1 the writing should be brought forth to their descendants and others of the house of ,israel2 ,mormon #h4 #ad-af4 ,the record was engraved on plates in a language known only to the ,nephites2 ,mormon #i4 #cd4 ,of necessity there were some means provided for interpreting and re-writing the record in a modern language1 before it could benefit those for whom it was designed4 ,with the plates of the ,book of ,mormon was found a ,urim and ,thummim1 by means of which1 through the power of ,god1 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 was enabled to translate the ,nephite record for the benefit of the descendants of ,lehi1 and any others of the human family who would receive it2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #aj4 #a4 ,and it shall be as if the fruit of thy loins had cried to them from the dust1 was fulfilled in taking the writing out of the earth1 where it had been deposited for #adjj years4 ,in ,mormon #h4 #ac1 #ad1 we are informed that the record was hid up in the earth by ,moroni1 the son of ,mormon1 and it remained under his care until he delivered it to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p4 page #di4 ,the ,lord said1 ,and it shall come to pass that my people which are of the house of ,israel1 shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions2 and my word also shall be gathered in one2 #b ,nephi #bi4 #ad4 ,in fulfilment of this prophecy1 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 during the short period of his ministry1 not only inaugurated the great work of gathering ,israel1 but also of gathering together sacred writings1 which at this time consist of the unsealed portion of the record of ,mormon2 the ,book of ,doctrine and ,covenants1 and of important portions of the writings of ,enoch1 of ,abraham1 and of ,moses4 ,he also declared that more sacred writings would come forth1 as fast as the people were prepared to receive them4 ,moroni1 who completed and hid up the record of ,mormon in the earth1 says1 of the plates1 ,unto three shall they be shown by the power of ,god2 wherefore they shall know of a surety that these things are true4 ,and in the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established2 ,ether #e4 #c1 #d4 ,we find that the ,lord repeated this prediction to ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun42 ,doc4 ,cov4 #e4 #aa-ae4 ,on the second page1 after the title page of the ,book of ,mormon1 we find the testimony of three men1 ,oliver ,cowdery1 ,david ,whitmer and ,martin ,harris1 that an angel appeared to them and showed them the plates1 ,which is a record of the people of ,nephi1 and also of the ,lamanites their brethren1 and also of the people of ,jared1 who came from the tower of ,babel4 ,it was made manifest to them that they had been translated by the gift and power of ,god1 and the voice of the ,lord commanded that they should bear record of the things that had been shown them4 ,,joseph ,,smith1 ,,jun41 ,,as ,a ,,prophet1 ,,and ,,fulfiller ,,of ,,his ,,own ,,prophecies4 ,and the voice of warning shall be unto all people1 by the mouths of my disciples1 whom ,i have chosen in these last days2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #a4 #d4 ,this was one of the first prophetic commandments given to the ,latter-day ,saints1 through ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun4 ,many hundreds of the ,elders of the ,church have traveled to and fro in the earth1 regardless of exposure to the elements1 of fatigue1 or of pecuniary considerations1 warning the people to repent of their sins1 for the day of the ,lord was near4 ,there are now but few nations who are prepared to receive the word1 that have not had the ,gospel of this dispensation preached to them4 ,with a constantly increasing number of ,elders1 the labor will continue until the ,gospel is preached as a witness to all nations4 ,the quorums of the ,priesthood were organized and set in order1 by ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 with this great work especially in view4 ,in sec4 #c4 #af-bj1 it is predicted that a knowledge of the ,savior1 and also of their fathers1 should come to the descendants of ,lehi1 the ,american ,indians4 ,through the ministry and teachings of ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 thousands of the ,lamanites have come to a knowledge of their fathers1 and many ,believe the ,gospel and rely upon the merits of ,jesus ,christ1 of which many of the ,latter-day ,saints are witnesses4 ,behold1 a marvellous work is about to come forth among the children of men2 #d4 #a4 ,this declaration was made in ,february1 #ahbi2 before the organization of the ,church4 ,the organization of the ,church1 the teachings1 unity1 energy1 and progress of the ,latter-day ,saints1 have ever been a marvel to the world1 and are daily becoming more so1 in fulfilment of this often repeated prediction in the book of ,doc4 ,cov4 ,in ,march1 #ahbi1 the ,lord said to ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 ,for hereafter you shall be ordained and go forth and deliver my words unto the children of men2 #e4 #f4 ,on the #aeth of ,may following1 ,john the ,baptist laid his hands upon the heads of ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery1 and ordained them to ,the ,priesthood of ,aaron1 which holds the keys of the ministering of angels1 and of the ,gospel of repentance1 and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins2 sec4 #ac4 ,it is evident that1 previous to this time1 ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 had foreseen by the spirit of prophecy1 that it was necessary he should be called of ,god as was ,aaron1 and for this reason was prepared to receive a proper ordination by the hands of an authorized messenger from ,god4 ,we have no record of such previous ordination to the ,priesthood1 since the days of the primitive apostles4 ,the ,lord said to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off the face of the earth2 #e4 #cc4 ,the whole life of ,jos4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and his death1 evidence the truthfulness of this prophecy4 ,some forty times was he brought before the courts by his enemies1 and they failed to substantiate the charges preferred against him1 and1 on the #bgth of ,june1 #ahdd1 he1 and his brother ,hyrum1 were assassinated in ,carthage jail1 by a mob1 when under the pledged protection of the ,executive of the state of ,illinois4 ,and the poor and the meek shall have the ,gospel preached unto them1 and they shall be looking forth for the time of my coming2 #ce4 #ae4 ,not only has the ,gospel been preached to the poor and the meek1 but they are the ones who have received it1 and are looking and preparing for the coming of our ,lord1 ,for it is nigh at hand4 ,inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves to the 7state of7 ,ohio1 ,i have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men1 and it shall be poured forth upon their heads2 #ci4 #ae4 ,this prophetic promise was given through ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 in ,fayette1 ,new ,york1 ,january #e1 #ahca4 ,in #ahcf1 a temple was completed in the town of ,kirtland1 ,ohio4 ,it was the first temple of modern times1 dedicated to that ,priesthood of which ,jesus ,christ is the acknowledged head4 ,in this temple the ,elders of the ,church received endowments and great blessings1 of which the world generally were entirely ignorant4 ,the ,lord said through ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 ,the sound must go forth from this place into all the world1 and unto the uttermost parts of the earth--the ,gospel must be preached unto every creature1 with signs following them that believe2 #eh4 #fd4 ,this prophecy was literally fulfilled by the ,elders scattering from ,kirtland1 after receiving their endowments1 to all parts of the ,united ,states and the ,canadas1 and by the first ,european ,mission being established soon after4 ,at this time thousands of ,latter-day ,saints can testify that the ,gospel has been preached in a large portion of the world1 and that the signs of faith1 gift of tongues1 healing1 etc41 have followed the believer4 ,the following remarkable prophecy was delivered ,dec4 #beth1 #ahcb4 ,thus saith the ,lord1 concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass1 beginning at the rebellion of ,south ,carolina1 which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls4 ,the days will come that war will be poured out upon all nations1 beginning at that place2 99 99 and it shall come to pass1 after many days1 slaves shall rise up against their masters1 who shall be marshalled and disciplined for war2 ,in #ahfa1 twenty-nine years after this prophecy was recorded1 the war between the ,north and ,south commenced in ,south ,carolina4 ,it continued for several years and was very destructive4 ,in the latter part of it many thousands of slaves deserted their masters and were marshalled and disciplined for war1 and formed a part of the armies of the ,northern ,states4 ,during the contest the ,southern ,states called upon the nation of ,great ,britain for assistance4 ,and it shall come to pass also1 that the remnants who are left of the land 7the ,indians7 will marshal themselves1 and shall become exceeding angry1 and shall vex the ,gentiles with a sore vexation2 ,sec4 #hg4 ,never before1 since the ,united ,states have been a nation1 has the ,indian question been so complicated and vexatious as now4 ,that a part of this prophecy has been so literally fulfilled would seem a guarantee that the whole will be realized4 ,the delivery of the keys of the holy ,priesthood unto the ,prophet ,joseph ,smith1 by ,elias1 by ,moses1 by ,elijah1 their ordination to the ,priesthood of ,aaron by ,john the ,baptist1 to the ,melchisedek ,priesthood by ,peter1 ,james and ,john1 the building of temples1 the ordinances and endowments for the living and for the dead1 received in them2 the preaching of the ,gospel to all the world1 the gathering of ,israel2 and all the varied labors of the ,latter-day ,saints in order to establish a veritable kingdom of ,god on the earth1 and to prepare for the coming of our ,savior in his glory1 are the direct results of the personal labors and inspired teachings of ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun4 ,he stands forth1 pre-eminently1 as the ,divinely inspired prophetic leader of the ,dispensation of the fulness of times2 as ,god's agent for the ,restitution of all things spoken by all holy prophets since the world began4 ,as the great fulfiller of numerous prophecies of both the ancient ,jewish and ,nephite prophets1 as recorded in the ,bible and ,book of ,mormon2 as the great prophet of the nineteenth century1 and the fulfiller of his own prophecies1 showing that he was ,divinely inspired to both prophesy and to fulfil4 ,see a pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt1 entitled1 ,divine ,authority1 or1 was ,joseph ,smith sent of ,god4 ,a pamphlet entitled1 ,a ,public ,discussion1 between ,j4 ,taylor and ,c4 ,w4 ,cleeve1 ,j4 ,robertson and ,p4 ,cater4 ,joseph ,smith's ,prophetic ,calling1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #db1 pages #afd1 #ahg1 #aie1 #bbg4 ,epistle of ,d4 ,w4 ,patten1 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,july #ca1 #ahch4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no4 #a4 ,,marriage--,a ,,divine ,,institution1 ,,and ,,designed ,,to ,,be ,,eternal4 ,marriage is ordained of ,god unto man1 that the earth might answer the end of its creation1 and ,be filled with the measure of man1 according to his creation before the world was made2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #di4 #ae-ag4 ,outside of marriage the salvation of man would be incomplete3 ,neither is the man without the woman1 neither the woman without the man1 in the ,lord2 #a ,cor4 #aa4 #aa4 ,all the works of ,god receive the impress of eternity3 ,i know that1 whatsoever ,god doeth1 it shall be forever3 nothing can be put to it1 nor anything taken from it2 ,eccl4 #c4 #ad4 ,when the ,creator joined ,adam and ,eve together1 as the progenitors of the human race1 we do not learn that he set any limit to the continuance of their marriage relations4 ,we have no reason to doubt that the gift of ,eve1 to ,adam1 was designed to be as eternal as himself4 ,man1 in his fulness1 is a twofold organization--male and female4 ,either being incapable of filling the measure of their creation alone1 it requires the union of the two to complete man in the image of ,god1 for in ,gen4 #a4 #bg1 it expressly says1 that he was created male and female in the image of ,god4 ,therefore1 without the proper union of the sexes1 man would be less than what ,god created him4 ,there is a comprehensive significance in1 ,the ,lord ,god said1 it is not good that the man should be alone2 ,gen4 #b4 #ah4 ,it speaks of no particular period of man's life1 and has no limit in its application4 ,the entire narrative of the union of ,adam and ,eve1 in the second chapter of ,genesis1 intimates the designed inseparable relationship between man and wife1 in marriage as ordained of ,god4 ,adam said1 ,this is now bone of my bones1 and flesh of my flesh2 #b4 #bc4 ,he evidently well understood this eternal relationship with ,eve1 when he answered the ,lord's question1 ,hast thou eaten of the tree1 whereof ,i commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat8 and he replied1 ,the woman whom thou gavest to be with me1 she gave me of the tree1 and ,i did eat2 ,gen4 #c4 #aa1 #ab4 ,here ,adam tells the ,lord1 by way of apology1 that in order to keep his commandment1 that he and the woman should remain together1 he was compelled to partake of the forbidden fruit after her4 ,this is evidently the view the apostle ,paul took of the subject3 ,adam was not deceived1 but the woman being deceived was in the transgression2 #a ,tim4 #b4 #ad4 ,this inseparable connection between man and wife1 in marriage as ordained of ,god1 is further exemplified by the same apostle in ,eph4 #e4 #bb-cc3 ,the husband is the head of the wife1 even as ,christ is the head of the church4 ,that is1 as ,christ is eternally the head of the church1 so is the husband eternally the head of the wife4 ,husbands1 love your wives1 even as ,christ also loved the church4 99 99 so ought men to love their wives as their own bodies4 ,he that loveth his wife loveth himself4 ,for no man ever yet hated his own flesh4 99 99 ,let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself4 ,the principle of inseparable connection is fully expressed in ,adam's answer to the ,lord as rendered in the writings of ,moses1 translated by ,joseph1 the ,seer4 ,the woman whom thou gavest me1 and commanded that she should remain with me1 she gave me of the fruit of the tree and ,i did eat2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #h4 ,we further read1 on page #ac1 ,in the day that ,god created man1 7in the likeness of ,god made he him71 in the image of his own body1 male and female1 created he them1 and blessed them1 and called their name ,adam4 ,here we are informed that it required the male and female1 united1 to make one image of his own body1 and that male and female were necessary to form one ,adam1 who was in the dual image of ,god his father4 ,we also find by referring again to ,gen4 #a4 #bg1 that it required the male and female to make an image of ,god4 ,the ,lord has ever manifested a great interest in the marriage relations of his chosen people and ,priesthood1 and has protected the sexual relations by stringent laws and regulations4 ,the importance of marrying in the same lineage1 as themselves1 appears to have been well understood by the patriarchs4 ,for this reason1 doubtless1 ,abraham married a near relation1 and sent his servant1 ,eliezer1 to his kindred to obtain a wife for his son1 and heir1 ,isaac2 ,gen4 #bj4 #ab4 ,chap4 #bd4 ,isaac also commanded ,jacob to go to ,padanaram1 and take one of his cousins to wife2 ,gen4 #bh4 #a-f4 ,twice the ,lord interfered1 in a miraculous manner1 to prevent the wife of ,abraham from being defiled2 ,gen4 #ab4 #ag-bj4 ,chap4 #bj4 #b1 #c4 ,evidently for the reason that she was the foreordained covenant wife of ,abraham1 and destined mother of the ,lord's chosen people4 ,israel was forbidden to marry with the ,canaanites2 ,deut4 #g4 #c4 ,the ,lord gave special commandments regarding the marriage of priests and their families4 ,a priest's daughter that profaned herself was to be burned with fire2 ,lev4 #ba4 #i4 ,the ,high ,priest was required to take a virgin of his own people to wife2 verse #ad4 ,the sons of ,aaron were commanded not to take a wife that was a whore1 or profane1 or a woman put away from her husband2 verse #g4 ,if a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband1 then they shall both of them die2 ,deut4 #bb4 #bb4 ,if a man lay with a virgin1 in the city1 that was betrothed to an husband1 they were both stoned to death2 verses #bc1 #bd4 ,if a man lay with a virgin not betrothed1 and thereby humbled her1 he was required to pay her father fifty shekels of silver1 and take her to wife1 without the possibility of divorcing her2 verse #bh1 #bi4 ,the eighteenth chapter of ,leviticus is chiefly occupied with forbidding the unlawful indulgence of the passions4 ,the ,nephite prophet1 ,alma1 told his son that harlotry was most abominable above all sins1 save it be the shedding of innocent blood2 ,alma #ci1 #e4 ,jesus told his ,nephite disciples ,it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these things1 wherein ye will take up your cross1 than that ye should be cast into hell2 #c ,nephi #ab4 #cj4 ,in ,doc4 ,cov41 the passages are numerous in which adultery is forbidden4 ,the ,lord has given much instruction to the ,latter-day ,saints concerning the intercourse of the sexes4 ,they are required to keep themselves strictly within their marriage covenants4 ,from the sacred writings1 it would appear that in all dispensations of the ,priesthood1 the laws regulating this matter have been substantially the same1 and have been calculated to strictly guard the issues of life2 that all those who would keep them might be perfect in their generations4 ,if1 on the one hand1 what the ,lord does is eternal1 because he is an eternal and infinite being1 then what man does of himself1 he being finite1 must be limited to this life4 ,therefore1 it is necessary that man and wife1 to be eternally united1 should be married in the way ,god has appointed1 and by a man whom he has authorized to act in his stead4 ,it would not be consistent with the character of ,god1 as the spiritual and natural father of mankind1 to have no law regulating the marriages of his children1 that they might be crowned with the blessings of eternal life and increase4 ,the ,lord brought ,abraham forth abroad1 ,and said1 ,look now toward heaven1 and tell the stars1 if thou be able to number them3 and he said unto him1 ,so shall thy seed be2 ,gen4 #ae4 #e4 ,this was a promise of infinite and eternal increase4 ,if we could count the stars1 and grasp infinitude1 we might comprehend the result of the promise4 ,we find that the ,lord confirmed blessings to ,abraham1 and to his seed1 by recorded ordinance and covenant4 ,for this reason it is not probable that a blessing of such magnitude1 as the sealing upon man and wife the power of eternal increase1 is an exception4 ,abraham1 in his own record1 translated by ,joseph the ,seer1 says1 ,i sought for the blessings of the fathers1 and the right whereunto ,i should be ordained to administer the same4 ,one of these blessings was1 ,to be a father of many nations1 a prince of peace2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #bf4 ,abraham understood that this right could only be bestowed by ordination1 by one of the fathers who had received it from the fathers in regular descent from ,adam4 ,he states that this right was conferred upon him from the fathers1 according to his desire4 ,that this right included the authority to regulate the marriage relations1 in the future generations of his children1 is evident from the further statement1 ,i sought for mine appointment unto the ,priesthood according to the appointment of ,god unto the fathers concerning the seed4 ,that is1 he sought for that especial authority in the ,priesthood1 through which he had obtained the power of eternal increase4 ,the priest's office was bestowed upon ,aaron and his posterity forever1 by ordinance and covenant2 ,exodus #dj4 #ae4 ,could this have been the case unless his posterity was made an eternal heritage through the everlasting covenant of marriage8 ,this power of uniting husband and wife by an everlasting covenant of marriage1 and by that ordinance giving them an eternal right over their posterity1 descended from ,abraham through the fathers1 until ,israel1 by transgression1 forfeited the blessing4 ,from the sharpness with which the prophet ,nathan reproved ,david1 and the statement that the ,lord had given him the wives of his master ,saul2 #b ,sam4 #ab4 #a-ab1 it is probable that the prophet held this authority4 ,the great sin of ,david1 apart from the murder of ,uriah1 was1 that he had taken from another man that which the ,lord had given him1 and stepped outside of his own covenant limits4 ,whether the prophet ,malachi held the keys of this power or not1 he evidently saw in prophetic vision1 that it would be taken from the earth1 and be restored again1 that the broken links of past generations might be welded together4 ,for the ,lord said1 through him1 ,i will send you ,elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the ,lord3 and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children1 and the heart of the children to their fathers1 lest ,i come and smite the earth with a curse2 #d4 #e1 #f4 ,or as it is rendered in ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #ej1 ,and he shall plant in the hearts of the children1 the promises made to the fathers1 and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers2 if it were not so1 the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming4 ,evidently a very important part of these promises was1 that the children would open up the way of salvation to the fathers1 through the ordinances of the ,gospel1 and through them the broken links of past generations would be connected4 ,centuries of darkness passed away in which we hear nothing of the order of the holy ,priesthood1 or of any saving ordinances for the dead1 when an obscure man1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 appeared in the ,united ,states of ,america1 and claimed that to him was committed the authority to open up the ,dispensation of the fulness of times1 in which all the keys and powers of the holy ,priesthood should be restored to the earth4 ,he professed to be a fulfiller of prophecy1 and numerous facts1 which have become a part of history1 prove him to be what he professed4 ,he asserts that in the temple in ,kirtland1 ,ohio1 ,elias appeared and committed the dispensation of the ,gospel of ,abraham1 ,saying1 that in us1 and our seed1 all generations after us should be blest4 ,in this we see the needed preparatory work for sealing1 upon men the power of eternal lives1 through the everlasting covenant of marriage1 through which ,abraham sought ,to be a father of many nations4 ,then at the same place appeared ,elijah1 and said1 ,behold1 the time has fully come1 which was spoken of by the mouth of ,malachi1 testifying that he 7,elijah7 should be sent before the great and dreadful day of the ,lord come1 ,to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the children to the fathers1 lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse4 ,therefore the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #aaj4 #aa-af4 ,thus we see that the way has been opened for the complete reunion and salvation of all the generations or men1 through the keys of the ,holy ,priesthood which have been bestowed upon ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun4 ,this is the designed glorious culmination of the ,new and ,everlasting ,covenant of ,marriage--the eternal union of the generations of the righteous in bonds never to be broken4 ,in ,doc4 ,cov4 sec4 #abh4 ,joseph1 the ,seer1 gives instructions for restoring the past2 in sec4 #acb1 he tells the world how future generations may come forth in unbroken succession1 each succeeding intelligence1 the heritage of its fathers1 worlds without end4 ,,plurality ,,of ,,wives4 ,plural marriage is a very ancient institution4 ,although generally ignored by peoples professing modern ,christianity1 it is still customary among a large portion of the family of man4 ,many customs of modern ,europe and ,america are modeled after those of pagan ,greece and ,rome1 instead of after the primitive patriarchs1 or after the examples recorded in the history of ancient ,israel4 ,while these ancient nations were monogamists1 the limits of intercourse between the sexes1 especially on the part of men1 were very indefinite4 ,this phase of society is quite characteristic of the modern nations of ,europe and ,america4 ,while the ,christian sects of to-day profess some respect for the patriarchs of ,israel1 they practically condemn their family relations as corrupt and immoral4 ,if plural marriage be unlawful1 then is the whole plan of salvation1 through the house of ,israel1 a failure1 and the entire fabric of ,christianity without foundation4 ,god said to ,abraham1 ,i am the ,almighty ,god2 walk before me1 and be thou perfect4 ,and ,i will make my covenant between me and thee1 and will multiply thee exceedingly4 ,and ,abram fell on his face3 and ,god talked with him1 saying1 as for me1 behold1 my covenant is with thee1 and thou shalt be a father of many nations2 ,gen4 #ag4 #a-d4 ,here we are informed that ,god talked with ,abraham1 told him to be perfect1 bestowed upon him the blessings of a numerous posterity1 and1 as a sequence1 future power and glory4 ,if polygamy was contrary to his law1 it is remarkable that ,god should have condescended to talk with and greatly bless a man who had1 but a short time before1 taken a second wife1 while the first was living2 a fact of which we are informed in the second and third verses of the previous chapter4 ,if this was criminal1 ,sarai1 the mother of all ,israel1 was involved in the transgression1 for she gave ,hagar to her husband for a wife2 ,gen4 #af4 #c4 ,the ,lord told ,joseph1 the ,seer1 that he commanded1 ,and ,sarah gave ,hagar to ,abraham to wife2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #acb4 #cd4 ,this is also the testimony of ,josephus1 the ,jewish historian2 ,ant4 ,b4 #a4 ,c4 #aj4 ,when ,hagar was in distress1 on account of difficulty with her mistress1 the ,lord did not treat her as a profane1 cast off woman1 but sent an angel to counsel and comfort her1 by assuring her that her posterity should not be numbered for multitude2 ,gen4 #af4 #h-aj4 ,the ,lord further promised to bless ,ishmael1 the fruit of this polygamic marriage1 and said1 ,i will make him fruitful1 and will multiply him exceedingly2 twelve princes shall he beget and ,i will make him a great nation2 #ag4 #bj4 ,we find that this great and good man1 ,abraham1 whom the ,lord especially favored1 had concubines3 for ,unto the sons of the concubines1 which ,abraham had1 ,abraham gave gifts1 and sent them away from ,isaac his son2 #be4 #f4 ,jacob1 the grandson and heir to all the blessings of ,abraham1 was a polygamist4 ,he served seven years for ,rachel the daughter of ,laban1 but being deceived1 and ,leah given him instead1 he served other seven years for ,rachel4 ,each of these wives had a handmaid1 which they gave to their husband for wives2 ,gen4 #bi4 #ah-ce4 ,chap4 #cj4 #c-ab4 ,moses was conversant with the ,lord1 and was the great lawgiver of ,israel2 in his laws especial provision was made for polygamous children2 ,deut4 #ba4 #ae-ag4 ,in them polygamy is not mentioned as one of the crimes for which penalties were provided4 ,elkanah was a polygamist1 yet his son1 ,samuel1 was a great prophet1 and judge in ,israel4 ,he was born1 and lived under the special favor of ,god4 ,david1 king of ,israel1 was the chosen of the ,lord2 #a ,sam4 #af4 #ab1 #ac4 ,he took ,abigail and ,ahinoam1 ,and they were also both of them his wives2 #a ,sam4 #be4 #db1 #dc4 ,he ,took him more concubines and wives out of ,jerusalem2 #b ,sam4 #e4 #ac4 ,we are further informed1 that ,david did that which was right in the eyes of the ,lord1 and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life1 save only in the matter of ,uriah the ,hittite2 #a ,kings #ae4 #e4 ,in this passage we have an assurance that ,david did right in taking all his wives and concubines1 except in one instance1 for which he was severely chastised4 ,when ,nathan1 the prophet1 reproved him for this sin1 he said to him1 in the name of the ,lord1 ,i gave thee thy master's house1 and thy master's wives into thy bosom2 #b ,sam4 #ab4 #h4 ,after having repented and suffered for his sin1 ,bath-sheba was given him for a wife1 and she bare ,solomon2 verse #bd4 ,the ,lord appeared to this son of a plural wife in a dream1 and bestowed upon him great blessings2 #a ,kings #c4 ,god gave him ,wisdom and understanding exceeding much2 #a ,kings #d4 #bi4 ,he was not reproved for plural marriage but for marrying strange wives1 who led him into idolatry and wickedness2 #a ,kings #aa4 ,many chief men in ,israel1 to whom the ,lord manifested his favor1 were polygamists4 ,the following is sometimes quoted as an argument against plural marriage3 ,for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother1 and cleave to his wife2 and they twain shall be one flesh2 ,mark #aj4 #g1 #h4 ,but ,know ye not that he which is joined to a harlot is one body8 for two1 saith he1 shall be one flesh2 #a ,cor4 #f4 #af1 shows that it has no connection with the subject4 ,a bishop then must be blameless1 the husband of one wife2 #a ,tim4 #c4 #b1 and let deacons be the husbands of one wife2 verse #ab1 are supposed by some to limit officers in the church1 and by inference all men1 to one wife4 ,but when the passages are taken in connection with the context1 which is an enumeration of several qualifications necessary for bishops and deacons1 there is but one reasonable construction--that these officers of the church should be married men4 ,the ,latter-day ,saints believe that all men should marry2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #di4 #ae-ag4 ,the ,lord is of purer eyes than to behold evil1 and can not look upon iniquity2 ,hab4 #a4 #ac2 and says1 that ,a bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the ,lord2 even to his tenth generation2 ,deut4 #bc4 #b4 ,yet the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of ,israel were the sons of four wives of ,jacob2 ,gen4 #ce4 #bb-bf4 ,joseph1 the first son of ,rachel1 the second wife of ,jacob1 received especial blessings2 ,gen4 #di4 #bb-bf4 ,the ,lord called to ,samuel1 the son of a polygamous father2 #a ,sam4 #c4 #d-ad4 ,solomon was the son of a polygamist1 yet he was a child of promise2 #a ,chron4 #bb4 #i1 #aj4 ,jesus ,christ was descended from ,david through ,solomon the son of her who had been the wife of ,uriah2 ,matt4 #a4 #a-ag4 ,the ,lord said to ,isaiah1 ,lift up thy voice like a trumpet1 and show my people their transgressions1 and the house of ,jacob their sins2 #eh4 #a4 ,this commission was to be faithfully executed2 ,ezek4 #c4 #ah4 ,polygamy was common in the ,jewish nation1 yet none of the prophets reproved them for it2 but they were sharply reproved for adultery1 whoredom1 fornication1 and other sins2 ,jer4 #e4 #g1 #h1 #bc4 ,ezek4 #bb4 ,chap4 #bc4 #cf-dd4 ,history evidences that plurality of wives was generally customary among the nations of ,asia1 yet it is not condemned in any of the epistles of the apostles1 nor does ,john the ,revelator mention it in the letters he was commanded to write to the seven churches of ,asia4 ,paul mentions nearly every crime1 in #a ,cor4 #f4 #i1 #aj1 but1 says nothing about plurality of wives4 ,every species of commerce between the sexes1 outside of marriage1 is often mentioned in the scriptures as crime1 but plural marriage is never1 except on the part of the woman1 who is forbidden to marry another man during the lifetime of her husband2 ,rom4 #g4 #c4 ,had plurality of wives been sinful in man1 the inference is reasonable that it would have been equally condemned4 ,although plural marriage was customary in the days of the patriarchs1 some assert that it was done away in ,christ4 ,this would seem very inconsistent when he himself was of a polygamous lineage4 ,he was born and filled his earthly mission among a polygamous people1 yet1 he never reproved them for their plural marriages4 ,there is nothing in the inspired writings to infer that he reproved or did away with either polygamy or monogamy4 ,the following is from the ,book of ,mormon on this subject3 ,the ,lord1 through dreams and visions and the ministry of angels1 directed a ,jewish prophet by the name of ,lehi1 to leave ,jerusalem1 #fjj years ,b4 ,c41 with his family and others1 for the purpose of colonizing ,america4 ,it was then a dark period in the history of ,israel1 as is evident from the ,bible history of the times1 and from the opening chapters of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,the brilliant reign of ,solomon had deeply planted in ,israel the sins of idolatry and sexual wickedness4 ,his reign was the pride of ,israel1 and its effects were deep and lasting4 ,it hastened the destruction of the ten tribes1 as a people1 some one hundred and twenty years before the exodus of ,lehi1 and at that time was about to culminate in the destruction of ,jerusalem and in the ,babylonish captivity4 ,with all his wisdom1 ,solomon had disobeyed two very important commandments1 one especially to the kings of ,israel3 ,neither shall he multiply wives to himself1 that his heart turn not away2 ,deut4 #ag4 #ag4 ,the other was to all ,israel1 that they should not marry into the idolatrous nations around them3 ,neither shalt thou make marriages with them2 thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son1 nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son2 ,deut4 #g4 #c4 ,ezra1 chapters #i4 #aj4 ,through disobedience to these injunctions1 his heart had turned away from the ,lord1 and he had been led into idolatry and wickedness4 ,at his death he not only left the influence of his personal example1 but1 also1 a numerous family who1 from their great wealth and high social position1 must have exercised a powerful and lasting influence for evil1 which1 with other causes1 resulted1 in less than three hundred years1 in the scattering of the ten tribes among the nations of ,asia1 and the occupation of their country by strangers1 and in less than four hundred years1 in the destruction of ,jerusalem1 and in the ,babylonish captivity4 ,the sexual wickedness which had become prevalent in ,israel1 and the consequent abuse of the marriage relations1 was1 evidently1 the reason why the ,lord commanded that the children of ,lehi should have but one wife1 for he said to the ,nephites1 through his prophet ,jacob1 ,this people begin to wax in iniquity2 they understand not the scriptures2 for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms1 because of the things which were written concerning ,david1 and ,solomon his son2 #b4 #bc4 ,that is1 they excused themselves with the example of these kings for breaking the special command of ,god to them1 that they should have but one wife1 and like those eminent persons1 ran into excess and wickedness1 as their fathers had done before them4 ,to neutralize the evil effects of the bad example of their fathers was evidently the reason why the ,lord commanded the ,nephites1 ,for there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife2 and concubines he shall have none2 verse #bg4 ,plural marriage would have been whoredom to the ,nephites1 because the ,lord had forbidden it4 ,that the prophet ,jacob foresaw1 prophetically1 that at some future period this restriction would be taken off is evident from verse #cj1 ,for if ,i will1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 raise up seed unto me1 ,i will command my people2 otherwise they shall hearken unto these things4 ,that is1 they were required to limit themselves to one wife1 until the ,lord should order it otherwise1 and by implication1 when he instructed them to take more than one wife1 it would be justifiable4 ,in the thirty-first verse the ,lord gives a reason for forbidding plural marriage among the ,nephites1 ,for behold1 ,i1 the ,lord1 have seen the sorrow1 and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of ,jerusalem2 yea1 and in all the lands of my people1 because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands4 ,these teachings of the prophet ,jacob cannot be presumed1 even by opposers of plural marriage1 to do away with the tenor of the ,jewish ,scriptures1 for we are informed in #b ,nephi #c4 #ab1 that the record of the ,jews and of the ,nephites1 should grow together unto the confounding of false doctrine in the latter-days4 ,the prophet ,jacob could not have intended to condemn a principle on which is based the legitimacy of our ,savior1 of prophets and patriarchs1 and indeed of the whole house of ,israel4 ,the words multiply1 and greatly1 in ,deut4 #ag4 #ag1 evidently imply excess and unreasonable indulgence1 as in the case of ,david and ,uriah1 and in taking strange women1 as in the case of ,solomon4 ,the absurdity of the argument that these passages imply that a man should have but one wife1 is evident from the previous verse1 that the kings of ,israel should not multiply horses to themselves4 ,no one would be so unreasonable as to suppose that the ,lord designed to limit the kings of ,israel to one horse4 ,the ,lord gave ,joseph ,smith a very important revelation on this subject4 ,it is contained in ,sec4 #acb1 ,doc4 ,cov4 ,it is entitled a ,revelation on the ,eternity of the ,marriage ,covenant1 ,including ,plurality of ,wives4 ,it commences by stating that the prophet ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 inquired of the ,lord1 how it was that his servants anciently were justified in having many wives and concubines4 ,the ,lord did not answer his question at once1 but tells him1 in the third verse1 to prepare his heart to receive and obey the instructions he was about to give him4 ,in the fourth verse the ,lord said to him1 ,i reveal unto you a new and an everlasting covenant4 ,we find the general principle involved in that covenant1 directly stated in the seventh1 thirteenth and fourteenth verses3 ,and verily ,i say unto you1 that the conditions of this law are these3--,all covenants1 contracts1 bonds1 obligations1 oaths1 vows1 performances1 connections1 associations1 or expectations1 that are not made1 and entered into1 and sealed1 by the ,holy ,spirit of promise1 of him who is anointed1 both as well for time and for all eternity1 and that too most holy1 by revelation and commandment through the medium of mine anointed1 whom ,i have appointed on the earth to hold this power1 7and ,i have appointed unto my servant ,joseph to hold this power in the last days1 and there is never but one on the earth at a time1 on whom this power and the ,keys of this ,priesthood are conferred17 are of no efficacy1 virtue or force1 in and after the resurrection from the dead2 for all contracts that are not made unto this end1 have an end when men are dead4 99 99 99 99 ,and everything that is in the world1 whether it be ordained of men1 by thrones1 or principalities1 or powers1 or things of name1 whatsoever they may be1 that are not by me1 or by my word1 saith the ,lord1 shall be thrown down1 and shall not remain after men are dead1 neither in nor after the resurrection1 saith the ,lord your ,god2 for whatsoever things remain1 are by me2 and whatsoever things are not by me1 shall be shaken and destroyed4 ,we find a direct application of this law to the marriage relations in verses #ae and #ai3 ,if a man marry him a wife in the world1 and he marry her not by me1 nor by my word2 and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world1 and she with him1 their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead1 and when they are out of the world2 therefore1 they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world4 99 99 99 ,and again1 verily ,i say unto you1 if a man marry a wife by my word1 which is my law1 and by the new and everlasting covenant1 and it is sealed unto them by the ,holy ,spirit of promise1 by him who is anointed1 unto whom ,i have appointed this power1 and the keys of this ,priesthood2 and it shall be said unto them1 ye shall come forth in the first resurrection2 and if it be after the first resurrection1 in the next resurrection2 and shall inherit thrones1 kingdoms1 principalities1 and powers1 dominions1 all heights and depths--then shall it be written in the ,lamb's ,book of ,life1 that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood1 and if ye abide in my covenant1 and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood1 it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them1 in time1 and through all eternity1 and shall be of full force when they are out of the world2 and they shall pass by the angels1 and the ,gods1 which are set there1 to their exaltation and glory in all things1 as hath been sealed upon their heads1 which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever4 ,the above quotations evidence1 that only those who comply with the law will continue in the marriage relations after death2 consequently only those who comply with the law can expect a continuation of posterity in the world to come1 and the consequent glory and power pertaining to that condition4 ,the law of the ,lord is very plain on this subject4 ,who can question his right to dictate the marriages of his sons and daughters1 that they and their generations may be fitted for his presence8 ,in verse #bi1 the ,lord begins to answer the question in the first verse3 ,abraham received all things1 whatsoever he received1 by revelation and commandment4 ,god commanded ,abraham1 and ,sarah gave ,hagar to ,abraham to wife2 verse #cd4 ,that is1 ,god commanded ,abraham to receive ,hagar and commanded his already covenant wife to give her handmaid to him4 ,and why did she do it8 ,because this was the law4 ,the reason why ,abraham was not under condemnation1 is very forcibly expressed in the latter part of verse #ce3 ,for ,i1 the ,lord1 commanded it4 ,in verses #cf-ci1 the principle is well elucidated1 that1 in nothing did the ancients sin except in things which they received not of ,god4 ,in verse #dj1 the ,lord says to ,joseph1 the ,seer3 ,i gave unto thee1 my servant ,joseph1 an appointment1 and restore all things4 ,and from the tenor of the ,revelation1 all things must include plurality of wives and the eternity of the marriage covenant4 ,this subject may be readily summed up as follows3 ,if a man has a wife in the world to come1 she will be a gift from the ,lord1 through the covenants he has ordained1 and that man is justifiable in receiving all the wives the ,lord sees fit to give him1 through the authority he has appointed on the earth4 ,many elders of the ,latter-day ,saints have been commanded1 as was ,abraham1 to enter into plural marriage1 and disobedience becomes transgression4 ,hence it involves a religious principle1 and becomes a matter of conscience4 ,thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart1 and shalt cleave unto her and none else2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #db4 #bb1 is sometimes referred to as an argument against plural marriage4 ,if it would admit of this construction1 it would not be valid as an argument1 from the fact1 that the revelation of which it forms a part was given previous to that on the plurality and eternity of the marriage relations1 and consequently1 before the church was prepared to receive such a revelation4 ,it evidently admits of the construction1 that a man may have more than one wife1 and yet cleave to none but his wife4 ,that is1 it forbids all sexual commerce outside of the marriage covenant4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #af4 #a1 #b1 #c ,sarai gave ,hagar to ,abraham4 #ae ,hagar bare ,abraham a son4 #bj4 #ag the ,lord healed the wife and maidservants of ,abimelech4 #cf4 #b ,esau took wives of the daughters of ,canaan4 #ch4 #h ,judah said to ,onan1 go in unto thy brother's wife4 ,exo4 #b4 #ba ,moses married ,zipporah1 daughter of the priest of ,midian4 #ba4 #aj and if he take him another wife4 ,num4 #ab4 #a ,moses married an ,ethiopian woman4 ,judges #g4 ,gideon delivered ,israel from bondage through the favor of ,god4 #h4 #cj ,gideon had three score and ten sons and many wives4 #i4 #e ,jerubbaal had seventy sons4 #aj4 #c1 #d ,jair1 a judge in ,israel1 had thirty sons4 #ab4 #ac1 #ad ,abdon1 a judge in ,israel1 had forty sons4 #b ,sam4 #ai4 #e and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines4 #a ,kings #h4 #aj1 #aa the glory of the ,lord filled the house4 #i4 #c the ,lord told ,solomon that his prayer was answered4 #bj4 #g for he sent unto me for my wives4 #a ,chron4 #d4 #e ,ashur1 the father of ,tekoa1 had two wives4 #g4 #d for they had many wives and sons4 #h4 #h ,shaharaim had two wives4 #b ,chron4 #aa4 #ba ,rehoboam had eighteen wives and three score concubines4 #ac4 #ba ,abijah married fourteen wives4 #bd4 #c ,jehoiada1 the priest of ,god1 took two wives4 ,psalm #de4 #i king's daughters were among thy honorable women4 ,isa4 #d4 #a in that day seven women shall take hold of one man4 ,hos4 #a4 #b go take thee a wife of whoredoms4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a1 page #ec4 ,b4 ,young1 #a1 #aab4 ,o4 ,hyde1 #b1 #ge4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 #b1 #hh4 #c1 #bfd4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #f1 #cdi4 ,geo4 ,a4 ,smith1 #ac1 #cg4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ac1 #ahc4 ,g4 ,q4 ,cannon1 #ac1 #aig4 ,article1 by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #e1 page #ahi4 ,history of ,marriage among the ,jews1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ac1 pages #bfc1 #bhb1 #bif1 #caf1 #cbd1 #cej1 #cfe1 #cgg4 ,milton on ,polygamy1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #af1 pages #cba1 #cdb4 ,article1 ,marriage ,ritual of the ,church of ,england1 by ,j4 ,a4 ,little1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ah1 page #agg4 ,address by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 before joint session of ,utah ,legislature1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ah1 page #ccg4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,may #af1 #ahdc4 ,a pamphlet entitled1 ,on ,marriage1 by ,john ,taylor4 ,,concubines4 ,a concubine ,in scripture signifies a wife of the second rank1 who was inferior to the matron1 or mistress of the house4 ,the chief wives differed from the concubines in that they were taken into covenant with their husband by solemn stipulation1 and with consent and rejoicing of friends4 ,they brought with them dowries to their husbands4 ,they had the government of their families under and with their husbands4 ,the inheritance belonged to the children brought forth by them4 ,though the children of the concubines did not inherit their father's estate1 yet the father in his life time provided for them1 and made presents to them3 ,thus ,sarah was ,abraham's wife of whom he had ,isaac1 the heir of all his wealth4 ,but he had besides two concubines1 namely1 ,hagar and ,keturah2 of these he had children1 whom he distinguished from ,isaac1 and made presents to them2 7see ,concubine1 ,cru4 ,concor47 ,although ,hagar is considered a concubine in the above quotation1 yet1 according to ,cruden's definition1 she was a wife of the second degree4 ,she is nowhere called a concubine in the scripture1 but emphatically a wife4 ,and ,sarai1 ,abram's wife1 took ,hagar her maid1 the ,egyptian1 99 99 and gave her to her husband ,abram to be his wife2 ,gen4 #af4 #c4 ,that this condition of wifehood did not change the former relations of mistress and servant1 between ,sarai and ,hagar1 is evident from verse #i4 ,the angel said to ,hagar1 ,return to thy mistress1 and submit thyself under her hands4 ,that ,keturah was ,abraham's wife is evident from the fact1 that she is called his wife in ,gen4 #be4 #a3 and that she was also called his concubine1 appears from #a ,chron4 #a4 #cb4 ,that concubine and wife were synonymous terms1 further appears from the declaration of ,nathan1 the prophet1 to ,david1 ,i will take thy wives before thine eyes1 and give them unto thy neighbor1 and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun2 #b ,sam4 #ab4 #aa4 ,in the account of the fulfilment of this prophecy1 these wives are called concubines4 ,and ,absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all ,israel2 #af4 #bb4 ,the ,nephites1 whose ancestors colonized ,america #fjj years before ,christ1 did not forget the custom of their ,jewish fathers2 for when they broke the special commandment of the ,lord to them1 by taking more than one wife1 they also added concubines2 ,mos4 #aa4 #b-d4 ,this custom of taking wives and concubines prevailed among the ,jaredites1 whose ancestors emigrated to ,north ,america from the tower of ,babel4 ,it appears to have been abused by a wicked king1 called ,riplakish1 who reigned some #aejj years before ,christ2 ,ether #aj4 #e4 ,from both the ,bible and ,book of ,mormon1 it appears that the custom of taking a plurality of wives and concubines prevailed at a very early period after the flood4 ,it was1 however1 of antediluvian origin3 ,and ,lamech took unto himself two wives1 ,adah and ,zillah2 ,gen4 #d4 #ai4 he lived before the flood4 ,it is evident from the ,revelation on the ,eternity of the ,marriage ,covenant1 that the ,lord anciently gave concubines to good men1 as wives1 and that only the custom of the country discriminated between them and others3 ,abraham received concubines1 and they bare him children1 and it was accounted unto him for righteousness1 because they were given unto him2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #acb4 #cg4 ,david's wives and concubines were given unto him1 of me1 by the hand of ,nathan1 my servant1 and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power2 and in none of these things did he sin against me1 save in the case of ,uriah and his wife2 verse #ci4 ,we cannot presume that the ,lord ever gave women to these men under any title1 except for the noble purpose of parentage4 ,concubinage is unknown among the ,latter-day ,saints4 ,wifehood1 in the fullest sense of the word1 is conferred by the marriage covenant4 ,all a man's children are his legitimate heirs1 both by law and custom4 ,,foreordination--,,election4 ,known unto ,god are all his works from the beginning of the world2 ,acts #ae4 #ah4 ,the knowledge that we have of the beginning of the world is principally derived from the history of its creation in the ,bible ,genesis1 and in the writings of ,moses and of ,abraham1 as given in ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #d-g1 and #cb-cf4 ,abraham says1 ,now the ,lord had shewn unto me1 ,abraham1 the intelligences that were organized before the world was2 and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones2 and ,god saw these souls that they were good1 and he stood in the midst of them1 and he said1 ,these ,i will make my rulers2 for he stood among those that were spirits1 and he saw that they were good2 and he said unto me1 ,abraham1 thou art one of them1 thou wast chosen before thou wast born2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #cb4 ,these writings make it plain that man existed in a spiritual condition prior to coming here1 and also quite as evident that in that pre-existence he exercised his free agency4 ,these facts throw much light on the following passages3 ,him1 being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of ,god1 ye have taken1 and by wicked hands have crucified and ,slain2 ,acts #b4 #bc4 ,for whom he did foreknow1 he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his ,son2 ,rom4 #h4 #bi4 ,moreover1 whom he did predestinate1 them he also called2 verse #cj4 ,god hath not cast away his people which he foreknew2 #aa4 #b4 ,for the gifts and calling of ,god are without repentance2 verse #bi4 ,the last passage explains the previous ones4 ,god may have called and chosen men in their first estate1 or spiritual existence1 but whether they will accept that call and fill it1 by repentance and good works in this life1 is a matter in which it is their privilege to exercise their free agency4 ,this idea is illustrated in the case of the ,roman centurion1 who had faith that his sick servant would be healed if ,jesus would only speak the word4 ,jesus said to those around him1 ,that many shall come from the east and west1 and shall sit down with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom of heaven3 ,but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness2 ,matt4 #h4 #aa1 #ab4 ,the ,children of the kingdom evidently refers to ,israel1 the called and chosen of ,god4 ,the passages are numerous in which ,israel is called the ,chosen of ,god2 ,the elect according to the covenant4 ,hearken unto me1 ,o ,jacob and ,israel1 my called2 ,isa4 #dh4 #ab4 ,jesus1 when he predicted the destruction of ,jerusalem1 and the scattering of the ,jews1 declared that for the elect's sake those days should be shortened2 ,matt4 #bd4 #bb4 ,the elect could only mean according to the covenant with ,abraham for the remnant who were saved in the flesh were of a wicked generation1 and they and their children became a hiss and a by-word among all nations1 consequently they could not have been the elect through faith and good works4 ,david said to the congregation1 ,solomon1 my son1 whom alone ,god hath chosen2 #a ,chron4 #bi4 #a4 ,yet ,solomon did not fully prove himself by good works1 for he fell into transgression and corrupted ,israel2 #a ,kings #aa4 #i-aa4 ,the ,book of ,mormon is plain on this subject3 ,being called and prepared from the foundation of the world1 according to the foreknowledge of ,god1 on account of their exceeding faith and good works2 in the first place being left to choose good or evil2 ,alma #ac4 #c-g4 ,their calling and preparation from the foundation of the world were evidently based on their faith and good works1 previous to their being called1 and not on the possibilities of their future good conduct4 ,this idea is verified by the apostle who1 speaking of ,christ1 says1 ,and again1 when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world1 he saith1 ,and let all the angels of ,god worship him4 99 99 99 ,thou hast loved righteousness1 and hated iniquity2 therefore ,god1 even thy ,god1 hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows2 ,heb4 #a4 #f1 #i4 ,who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world1 but was manifest in these last times for you2 #a ,pet4 #a4 #bj4 ,christ was chosen before the foundation of the world1 because he had already proven himself worthy4 ,men exercised their free agency in the first or spiritual estate1 as well as in this4 ,that the character of their works in that estate shaped their destiny in this is evident4 ,the ,lord said to ,abraham1 ,they who keep their first estate1 shall be added upon2 and they who keep not their first estate1 shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #cb4 ,there are some foreordained to condemnation3 ,there are certain men crept in unawares1 who were before of old ordained to this condemnation2 ,jude #d4 ,the angels which kept not their first estate1 but left their own habitation1 he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day2 ,jude #f4 ,that is1 those angels who1 voluntarily1 by their own acts1 forfeited the glory prepared for them4 ,the ,lord revealed to ,joseph1 the ,seer1 that the only ones who should not be redeemed in the due time of the ,lord are those who ,having denied the ,holy ,spirit after having received it1 and having denied the ,only ,begotten ,son of the ,father--having crucified him unto themselves1 and put him to an open shame4 ,doc4 ,cov4 #gf4 #ca-dc4 ,we learn from the ,book of ,mormon also ,the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world1 if so be that they repent and come unto him4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ah4 ,bible4 ,exo4 #cc4 #ai ,i will shew mercy on whom ,i will4 ,num4 #af4 #g the man whom the ,lord shall choose shall be holy4 ,deut4 #g4 #f the ,lord hath chosen thee to be a special people4 #ad4 #b4 #ah4 #e the ,lord hath chosen him out of all thy tribes4 #ba4 #e4 #b ,sam4 #f4 #ba it was before the ,lord which chose me before thy father4 #af4 #ah whom the ,lord and the men of ,israel chose4 ,neh4 #i4 #g thou art the ,lord who did'st choose ,abram4 ,psalm #cc4 #ab the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance4 #hi4 #c have made a covenant with my chosen2 sworn to ,david my servant4 #aje4 #f ye seed of ,abraham his servant1 ye children of ,jacob his chosen4 #bf4 ,isa4 #ad4 #a ,lord will have mercy on ,jacob1 and will yet choose ,israel4 #da4 #h ,jacob whom ,i have chosen2 the seed of ,abraham my friend4 #i4 #db4 #a my servant whom ,i uphold1 mine elect in whom my soul delighteth4 ,matt4 #ab4 #ah behold my servant whom ,i have chosen4 #bj4 #af and the first last1 for many be called but few chosen4 #bb4 #ad4 ,luke #ah4 #g shall not ,god avenge his own elect8 ,john #ae4 #af ye have not chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you4 #ai4 ,acts #a4 #bd shew whether of these two thou hast chosen4 #i4 #ae for he is a chosen vessel unto me to bear my name4 #bb4 #ad the ,god of our fathers hath chosen thee4 ,rom4 #i4 #aa-bb ,jacob have ,i loved1 and ,esau have ,i hated4 #bc1 #bd1 #bf4 #aa4 #g but the election hath obtained it4 #bh but as touching the election they are beloved4 #a ,cor4 #a4 #bd1 #bg ,god hath chosen the foolish things of the world4 ,eph4 #a4 #d-aa4 #ah predestination and adoption set forth4 ,col4 #c4 #ab put on therefore as the elect of ,god4 #b ,thess4 #b4 #ac1 #ad because ,god1 from the beginning1 hath chosen you to salvation4 ,titus #a4 #a an apostle of ,jesus ,christ according to the faith of ,god's elect4 ,james #b4 #e hath not ,god chosen the poor of this world8 #a ,peter #a4 #b elect according to the foreknowledge of ,god4 ,rev4 #ag4 #ad those that are with him are called and chosen4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #a4 #bj over all whom he has chosen because of their their faith4 #c4 #bi know ye not that the ,lord hath chosen him8 #ag4 #dj he loved our fathers and covenanted with them4 #b ,nephi #i4 #ah shall inherit the kingdom of ,god prepared for them4 ,alma #ac4 #aj1 #aa were called after his holy order on account of their faith4 ,moroni #g4 #ca by declaring the word of ,god unto chosen vessels4 #dh4 #h4 #ab little children are alive in ,christ from the foundation of the world4 #bb they that are without law are alive in ,christ4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #aj4 #ei-fb other sheep ,i have which are not of this fold4 #be4 #c ,emma ,smith an elect lady4 #bi4 #d ye are chosen out of the world4 #g4 #df little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world4 #gd4 #g4 #cc4 #f so will ,i gather mine elect from the four quarters of the earth4 #eb4 #a the elders whom the ,lord hath chosen4 #ba4 #ec4 #a concerning your calling and election4 #hd4 #cd become the seed of ,abraham and the elect of ,god4 #ii4 #hf4 #i-aa for ye are lawful heirs according to the flesh4 #hh4 #d this comforter is the promise of eternal life4 #ic4 #ch every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning4 #ie4 #e4 #f those not chosen have sinned4 #h4 #aja4 #c they shall be mine in that day when ,i make up my jewels4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #bf4 ,abraham became a rightful heir4 #bg4 the ,lord took ,abraham and put upon him his name4 #ci4 if possible they shall deceive the very elect according to the covenant4 #dj4 shall gather the remainder of mine elect4 ,when mine elect shall see these things4 ,see ,article by ,b4 ,young and ,w4 ,richards1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ch1 page #ade4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,jan41 #a1 #ahda4 ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #aj1 page #a4 ,article by ,j4 ,nicholson1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #bg1 ,page #gci4 ,,dispensation ,,of ,,the ,,fulness ,,of ,,times4 ,a dispensation is power and authority to dispense the word of ,god1 and to administer in all the ordinances thereof4 ,what the dispensation of the fulness of times is1 is well expressed by the apostle ,paul in ,eph4 #a4 #i1 ,having made known unto us the mystery of his will1 according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself3 that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in ,christ1 both which are in heaven1 and which are on earth1 even in him4 ,it is still more comprehensively expressed by the prophet ,joseph4 ,now the thing to be known is1 what the fulness of times means1 or the extent and authority thereof4 ,it means this1 that the dispensation of the fulness of times is made up of all the dispensations that ever have been given since the world began1 until this time4 ,unto ,adam first was given a dispensation4 ,it is well known that ,god spake to him with his own voice in the garden1 and gave him the promise of the ,messiah4 ,and unto ,noah also was a dispensation given2 for ,jesus said1 ',as it was in the days of ,noe1 so shall it be also in the days of the coming of the ,son of ,man2' and as the righteous were saved then1 and the wicked destroyed1 so will it be now4 ,and from ,noah to ,abraham1 and from ,abraham to ,moses1 and from ,moses to ,elias1 and from ,elias to ,john the ,baptist1 and from then to ,jesus ,christ1 and from ,jesus ,christ to ,peter1 ,james1 and ,john1 the ,apostles all having received in their dispensation by revelation from ,god1 to accomplish the great scheme of restitution1 spoken by all the holy ,prophets since the world began2 the end of which is1 the dispensation of the fulness of times1 in which all things shall be fulfilled that have been spoken of since the earth was made4 ,mil4 ,star1 vol4 #af1 page #bbj4 ,the apostle ,paul further says on this subject1 ,for ,i would not1 brethren1 that ye should be ignorant of this mystery1 lest ye should be wise in your own conceits1 that blindness in part is happened to ,israel1 until the fulness of the ,gentiles be come in4 ,and so all ,israel shall be saved3 as it is written1 ,there shall come out of ,zion the ,deliverer1 and shall turn away ungodliness from ,jacob2 ,rom4 #aa4 #be1 #bf4 ,these passages make it evident1 in connection with other passages1 that the dispensation of the fulness of times will commence when the fulness of the ,gentiles shall come in1 for then will a ,deliverer come out of ,zion who shall turn away ungodliness from ,jacob4 ,this dispensation of the fulness of times is a period in which all things will be restored to their proper order or condition4 ,the apostle ,peter had a very comprehensive view of this subject when he severely reproved the ,jews for killing the ,prince of ,life1 and said to them1 ,repent ye therefore1 and be converted1 that your sins may be blotted out1 when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the ,lord4 ,this was evidently to take place when ,israel should be gathered and the ,gospel restored1 in its fulness3 ,and he shall send ,jesus ,christ1 which before was preached unto you3 whom the heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all things1 which ,god hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began2 ,acts #c4 #ai1 #ba4 ,peter gave them to understand that not until then could those who killed the ,prince of ,life expect to be restored to the privileges of the ,gospel which was preached to them while in the flesh4 ,in this time of restitution everything in heaven and in earth will find its appropriate place and condition1 and good and evil will find their fulness of reward4 ,the ,book of ,mormon is very plain on this subject3 ,the meaning of the word restoration1 is to bring back again evil for evil1 or carnal for carnal1 or devilish for devilish2 good for that which is good2 righteous for that which is righteous2 just for that which is just2 merciful for that which is merciful4 99 99 99 ,deal justly1 judge righteously1 and if ye do all these things1 then shall ye receive your reward2 yea1 ye shall have mercy restored unto you again2 ye shall have justice restored to you again2 ye shall have a righteous judgment restored unto you again2 and ye shall have good rewarded unto you again2 for that which ye do send out shall return unto you again1 and be restored2 therefore1 the word restoration more fully condemneth the sinner1 and justifieth him not at all2 ,alma #da4 #ac-ae4 ,this principle of restitution has also been further revealed in this dispensation3 ,unto the day when the ,lord shall come to recompense unto every man according to his works1 and measure to every man according to the measure which he has measured to his fellow man2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #a4 #aj4 ,the following passage warns us that the time is near when the evil and the good will each find their own place3 ,the hour is not yet1 but is nigh at hand1 when peace shall be taken from the earth1 and the devil shall have power over his own dominion2 and also the ,lord shall have power over his ,saints1 and shall reign in their midst2 #ce1 #cf4 ,all the intelligences1 of whatever order1 pertaining to this earth1 will be redeemed from death through the resurrection1 except the sons of perdition4 ,the great burden of the ancient prophets was the restoration1 in the latter times1 of the house of ,israel to the lands of their inheritance1 and to the favor of ,god4 ,on the other hand1 those who have oppressed and persecuted them must suffer the full reward of their evil works4 ,this world1 in its present condition1 is one of antagonisms4 ,when all things are restored to their proper place1 these antagonisms will cease1 and the good and the evil will be placed in positions where they will harmonize with their surroundings4 ,the term1 ,dispensation of the fulness of times1 refers to the latter days1 when the fulness of the ,gospel will be revealed1 and the holy ,priesthood be restored to the earth4 ,under its direction the work of restoration will commence and be fully consummated1 through the great plan of redemption for man and the earth1 which was decided in the councils of heaven before the foundations of the earth were laid4 ,bible4 ,isa4 #aa4 #f1 #g animals shall dwell together in peace4 #i the earth shall be full of the knowledge of ,god4 #ac4 #ac1 #ad the earth will be moved out of its place4 #cb4 #ae until the ,spirit be poured out upon us from on high4 #af then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness4 #ag1 #ah and the work of righteousness shall be peace4 #ce4 #a the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad4 #g and the parched ground shall become a pool4 #i no lion shall be there1 nor any ravenous beast4 #ea4 #f the earth shall wax old like a garment4 #fj4 #bj the ,lord shall be their everlasting light4 #ba4 #fb4 #d thy land shall be married4 #fe4 #ag-be a description of the millennial condition of the earth4 ,mic4 #d1 #d they shall sit1 every man under his own fig tree4 ,hab4 #b4 #ad the earth will be filled with a knowledge of the glory of the ,lord4 ,zech4 #ad4 #d and the ,mount of ,olives shall cleave in the midst thereof4 ,matt4 #ag4 #aa ,elias truly shall first come and restore all things4 ,rom4 #aa4 #be until the fulness of the ,gentiles be come in4 #b ,peter #c4 #aa1 #ab all these things shall be dissolved4 ,rev4 #f4 #ac1 #ad the stars of heaven will fall1 and the heavens be rolled together4 #ba4 #a and ,i saw a new heaven and a new earth4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #cj4 #ag1 #ah1 works of darkness to be made manifest2 that which is sealed to be loosed2 all things which have been revealed to be again revealed4 ,hel4 #ad4 #ca good restored to good and evil to evil4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #bb that mine everlasting covenant might be established #ch all the word of the ,lord to be fulfilled4 ,sec4 #b4 ,elijah1 the prophet1 to reveal the ,priesthood4 #c4 #ah-bj the records of the children of ,lehi to be restored to them4 ,sec4 #ac4 ,john the ,baptist restored the ,aaronic ,priesthood4 #ad4 #aj the fulness of the ,gospel to be brought forth from the ,gentiles to the house of ,israel4 #bb4 #a everlasting covenant1 even that which was from the beginning1 restored4 #c caused this church to be built up as in days of old4 #bg4 #e the fulness of the everlasting ,gospel--the ,book of ,mormon4 #ab ,peter1 ,james and ,john ordained ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 to hold the keys of the dispensation of the ,gospel1 for the last time4 #ch4 #g the ,lord gave ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 the keys of the mysteries of the things which have been sealed4 #hf4 #aj until the restoration of all things spoken by all the holy prophets4 #ij4 #b which kingdom is coming forth for the last time4 ,sec4 #aaj4 ,moses1 ,elias and ,elijah appeared in the ,kirtland temple1 and bestowed keys of former dispensations4 #aab4 #cj power of the ,priesthood given1 for the dispensation of the fulness of times4 #aba4 #bf-cb things to be revealed by the ,holy ,ghost that have not been revealed--all things to be revealed4 #abh4 #h in the last dispensation1 all dispensations will be welded together4 #bj declaring themselves as possessing the keys of the dispensation of the fulness of times4 ,see ,sermon by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d4 ,vol4 #c1 page #abg4 ,e4 ,snow1 #af1 #bjj4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,may #b1 #ahdb4 ,epistle by ,d4 ,w4 ,patten1 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,july1 #ahch4 ,latter-day ,kingdom1 a pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,article1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ba1 pages #ag1 #ce4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,nos4 #ab1 #ac4 ,voice of ,warning1 by ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt1 ,chap4 #e4 ,pearl of ,great ,price1 pages #ba1 #bb4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,god1 ,,or ,,holy ,,ghost4 ,whenever the ,priesthood has been on the earth1 through it1 and in various ways1 the ,lord has revealed his will to man4 ,by his voice3 ,they heard the voice of the ,lord ,god walking in the garden2 ,gen4 #c4 #h4 ,the ,lord talked with ,abraham2 chap4 #ah4 ,and with ,moses2 ,exo4 #c4 ,he called to young ,samuel2 #a ,sam4 #c4 ,passages are numerous in the inspired writings in which it says ,the ,lord hath spoken2 ,the ,lord spake2 ,thus saith the ,lord2 etc4 ,he has often revealed his will through the ministrations of angels1 by visions and dreams1 by signs and tokens2 but the more general way has been through the agency of his ,spirit1 or the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the ,prophet ,joseph ,smith has informed us that ,the ,holy ,ghost has not a body of flesh and bones1 but is a personage of ,spirit4 ,doc4 ,cov4 #acj1 #bb1 #bc4 ,its office is to enlighten the understanding and give knowledge and wisdom2 ,exo4 #ca4 #a-aa4 #a ,chron4 #bh4 #ab4 ,but the ,comforter1 which is the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he shall teach you all things1 and bring all things to your remembrance1 whatsoever ,i have said unto you2 ,john #ad4 #bf4 ,it is the ,spirit of prophecy1 and reveals future events1 ,for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man3 but holy men of ,god spake as they were moved by the ,holy ,ghost2 #b ,pet4 #a4 #ba4 ,it is a witness and testifies to man1 of ,god and his attributes4 ,even so the things of ,god knoweth no man1 but the ,spirit of ,god3 #a ,cor4 #b4 #aa4 ,we are his witnesses of these things2 and so is also the ,holy ,ghost2 ,acts #e4 #cb4 ,chap4 #bj4 #bc4 ,no man can say that ,jesus is the ,lord1 but by the ,holy ,ghost2 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #c4 ,it gives the knowledge that is essential to salvation4 ,when he1 the ,spirit of truth1 is come1 he will guide you into all truth4 ,john #af4 #ac4 ,nephite prophets declared1 that1 after ,christ should be slain1 ,he should rise from the dead1 and should make himself manifest1 by the ,holy ,ghost1 unto the ,gentiles2 #a ,nephi #aj4 #aa4 #c ,nephi #ae4 #bc4 ,the mysteries of ,god shall be unfolded unto them1 by the power of the ,holy ,ghost1 as well in these times as in times of old1 and as well in times of old as in times to come2 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ai4 ,the ,holy ,ghost bears record of the ,father and of the ,son2 #c ,nephi #aa4 #cb4 ,the ,holy ,ghost and ,spirit of ,god are synonymous4 ,the gifts of the ,spirit mentioned in #a ,cor4 chap4 #ab1 are often mentioned in the inspired writings as gifts of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the ,comforter1 and the ,spirit of ,truth are also synonymous with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but the ,comforter which is the ,holy ,ghost2 ,john #ad4 #bf4 ,but when the ,comforter is come1 whom ,i will send unto you from the ,father1 even the ,spirit of ,truth2 ,john #ae4 #bf4 ,the ,holy ,ghost is the moving power in the salvation of the human family1 for faith is one of its gifts2 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #i4 ,and all intelligences work by faith4 ,doc4 ,cov41 ,lec4 on ,faith2 #a4 #aa4 ,the ,spirit of ,god is not only the medium by which knowledge is communicated to man1 but it is the power by which all organizations are developed1 and by which they exist and move4 ,it is the agent of ,god's power by which1 through faith1 the elements are controlled4 ,and the ,spirit of ,god moved upon the face of the waters2 ,gen4 #a4 #b4 ,by his ,spirit he hath garnished the heavens2 ,job #bf4 #ac4 ,the ,spirit of ,god hath made me1 and the breath of the ,almighty hath given me life2 #cc4 #d4 ,if he gather unto himself his ,spirit and his breath2 all flesh shall perish together1 and man shall turn again unto dust2 #cd4 #ad1 #ae4 ,thou sendest forth thy ,spirit1 they are created2 ,psalm #ajd4 #cj4 ,for by the power of my ,spirit created ,i them2 yea1 all things both spiritual and temporal2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #bi4 #ca4 ,the power of my ,spirit quickeneth all things2 #cc4 #af4 ,by it the ,lord works his will among the nations3 ,i have called upon the weak things of the world1 those who are unlearned and despised1 to thresh the nations by the power of my ,spirit2 #ce4 #ac4 ,the elements are the tabernacle of ,god2 #ic4 #ce4 ,through the power of the ,spirit which pervades them1 they are organized and disorganized in accordance with the laws by which they are governed4 ,spirit and element must be inseparably connected1 through the resurrection1 in order to attain the greatest perfection2 verses #cc1 #cd4 ,man1 ignorant of ,god and his attributes1 increases in knowledge by experience and observation1 explores the fields of nature1 watches and experiments with the elements1 acquires1 to him1 new and grand truths1 makes discoveries in science which measurably revolutionize the conditions of human life1 and thinks1 in his ignorance of the spiritual elements1 that he accomplishes these important results by his own unaided wisdom1 when they are the effects of the workings of that universal spirit of intelligence which emanates from the ,father of light1 without which man would be like the blind1 who wander about at noonday1 unconscious of the light that shines around them4 ,man observes a universal energy in nature4 ,organization and disorganization succeed each other4 ,the thunders roll through the heavens2 the earth trembles and becomes broken by earthquakes2 fires consume cities and forests2 the waters accumulate1 flow over their usual bounds and cause destruction of life and property2 the worlds perform their revolutions in space with a velocity and power incomprehensible to man1 and he1 covered with a veil of darkness1 calls this universal energy1 ,god1 when it is the workings of his ,spirit1 the obedient agent of his power1 the wonder-working and life-giving principle in all nature4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #f4 #c my ,spirit shall not always strive with man4 ,num4 #aa4 #ag ,i will take of the ,spirit that is on thee1 and put it on them1 #bf ,the ,spirit rested on ,eldad and ,medad1 and they prophesied4 #bd4 #b and the ,spirit of the ,lord rested on ,balaam4 #a ,sam4 #aj4 #aj the ,spirit of ,god came on ,saul and he prophesied4 #b ,kings #b4 #i let a double portion of thy spirit be on me4 #ae the spirit of ,elijah rested on ,elisha4 #af4 ,neh4 #i4 #bj thou gavest also thy good ,spirit to instruct them4 #cj ,god for many years testified against ,israel by his ,spirit4 ,job #cb4 #h there is a spirit in man1 and the inspiration of the ,almighty giveth them understanding4 ,prov4 #a4 #bc behold ,i will pour out my ,spirit on you4 ,isa4 #bi4 #aj the ,lord hath poured upon you the ,spirit of deep sleep4 #db4 #a ,i have put my ,spirit on him1 he shall bring forth judgment4 #dd4 #c will pour my ,spirit on thy seed1 my blessing on thine offspring4 #dh4 #af the ,lord ,god and his ,spirit hath sent me4 #fa4 #a the ,spirit of the ,lord ,god is on me4 ,luke #d4 #ah4 ,ezek4 #aa4 #bd brought me in a vision1 by the ,spirit of ,god1 into ,chaldea4 ,dan4 #d4 #h in whom is the ,spirit of the holy ,gods4 ,joel #b4 #bi upon the servants and handmaids1 in those days1 will ,i pour out my ,spirit4 ,acts #b4 #ag1 #ah4 ,matt4 #c4 #af he saw the ,spirit of ,god descending on him like a dove4 #d4 #a ,jesus led up of the ,spirit into the wilderness4 ,luke #d4 #a4 #ab4 #bh if ,i cast out devils by the ,spirit of ,god8 ,luke #a4 #ag he shall go before him in the spirit and power of ,elias4 #b4 #be-bg ,simeon came by the ,spirit into the temple4 #d4 #ad ,jesus returned in power of the ,spirit into ,galilee4 #aa4 #ac your ,heavenly ,father give the ,holy ,spirit to them that ask him4 ,john #c4 #cd ,god giveth not the ,spirit by measure unto him4 #f4 #fc it is the ,spirit that quickeneth4 #af4 #ac the ,spirit of truth is come1 he will guide you into all truth4 ,acts #b4 #d began to speak with other tongues1 as the ,spirit gave them utterance4 #h4 #bi the ,spirit said to ,philip1 go near and join thyself to this chariot4 #ci the ,spirit caught away ,philip1 that the eunuch saw him no more4 #aj4 #ai the ,spirit said to ,peter1 three men seek thee4 ,rom4 #h4 #aj but the ,spirit is life1 because of righteousness4 #aa if the ,spirit which raised up ,jesus shall also quicken your mortal bodies4 #bf the ,spirit itself maketh intercession for us4 #a ,cor4 #b4 #d in demonstration of the ,spirit and power4 #aj the ,spirit of ,god searcheth all things4 #ae4 #de the first ,adam was a living soul1 the last ,adam a quickening spirit4 #b ,cor4 #c4 #f the letter killeth1 but the ,spirit giveth life4 #ag where the ,spirit of ,god is there is liberty4 #ah changed from glory to glory1 even as by the ,spirit of the ,lord4 ,gal4 #e4 #af walk in the ,spirit2 ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh4 ,eph4 #b4 #b the ,spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience4 #f4 #ag take the sword of the ,spirit1 which is the word of ,god4 #ah4 #a ,thess4 #e4 #ai4 #bj quench not the ,spirit1 despise not prophesyings4 #b ,thess4 #b4 #h the ,lord shall consume with the ,spirit of his mouth4 #a ,tim4 #c4 #af ,god manifest in the flesh1 justified in the ,spirit4 ,rev4 #a4 #aj ,i was in the ,spirit on the ,lord's day4 #b4 #g hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 #aa4 #ag1 #bi4 #aa4 #aa ,after three days1 the ,spirit of life1 from ,god1 entered into them4 #ad4 #ac blessed are the dead that die in the ,lord2 yea1 saith the ,spirit4 #ag4 #c so he carried me away in the ,spirit1 into the wilderness4 #ai4 #aj for the testimony of ,jesus is the ,spirit of prophecy4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #a4 #ab as he read he was filled with the ,spirit4 #d4 #f was led by the ,spirit1 not knowing the things ,i should do4 #ah ,i obeyed the voice of the ,spirit1 and smote off the head of ,laban4 #aa4 #a caught away in the ,spirit1 into an exceeding high mountain4 #f when ,i had spoken these words1 the ,spirit cried with a loud voice4 #h the ,spirit said to me1 look2 ,i looked and beheld a tree4 #aa ,i knew it was the ,spirit of the ,lord1 and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another4 #ai ,i beheld that she was carried away in the ,spirit4 #ac4 #ab the ,spirit of ,god wrought on the man1 and he went forth on the waters4 #ae the ,spirit of the ,lord was on the ,gentiles1 that they prospered4 #ad4 #cj an end of speaking what ,i saw1 when carried away in the ,spirit4 #ag4 #eb lest they wither before me1 so powerful was the ,spirit4 #ai4 #ab kings of the isles shall be wrought upon by the ,spirit4 #bj ,i have workings in the ,spirit1 for those at ,jerusalem4 #b ,nephi #b4 #d for the ,spirit is the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 #h who layeth down his life and taketh it1 by the power of the ,spirit4 #c4 #e ,messiah to be manifest in the latter days1 in the ,spirit of power4 #d4 #be on the wings of his ,spirit hath my body been carried away4 #bf4 #aa the ,spirit of ,god will not always strive with man4 #cb4 #g ,i cannot say more1 the ,spirit stoppeth mine utterance4 ,jacob #d4 #ac for the ,spirit speaketh the truth1 and lieth not4 ,enos #a4 #aj while struggling in the ,spirit1 the voice of the ,lord came4 ,mos4 #b4 #cf that ye do withdraw yourselves from the ,spirit of the ,lord4 #c4 #ai but if he yields to the enticings of the ,holy ,spirit4 #e4 #c through his ,spirit have great views of that which is to come4 #ac4 #e durst not lay their hands on him1 for the ,spirit was on him4 #ah4 #bf might wax strong in ,spirit1 having the knowledge of ,god4 ,alma #c4 #bf reap happiness or misery according to the spirit they listed to obey4 #e4 #ed sanctified by the ,spirit1 bring forth works meet for repentance4 #g4 #ac the ,spirit knoweth all things4 #af have eternal life according to the testimony of the ,spirit4 #h4 #bd been called according to the ,spirit of revelation and prophecy4 #ab4 #c thou seest that thy thoughts are made known by the ,spirit4 #ac4 #d would reject the ,spirit1 on account of the hardness of their hearts4 #af4 #af the ,lord poured his ,spirit on the face of the land4 #ag4 #c given themselves to fasting and prayer1 therefore they had the ,spirit4 #ah4 #af being filled with the ,spirit1 perceived the thoughts of the king4 #ai4 #ac the queen sank down1 being overpowered by the ,spirit4 #bb4 #a he was led by the ,spirit to the land of ,nephi4 #bc4 #f according to the ,spirit of revelation and prophecy4 #cj4 #df resist the ,spirit of truth1 that thy soul may be destroyed4 #cd4 #ce the ,spirit of the ,lord has withdrawn1 and the devil has power over you4 #dj4 #ac the wicked have no part of the ,spirit of the ,lord4 #fa4 #ae give them power to conduct the war1 according to the ,spirit of ,god4 ,hel4 #e4 #de the ,spirit entered their hearts1 and they were filled as with fire4 #f4 #ce the ,spirit of the ,lord began to withdraw from the ,nephites4 #aj4 #af ,nephi taken by the ,spirit and conveyed away4 #ac4 #h except they repent ,i will withdraw my ,spirit from them4 #c ,nephi #c4 #ai to appoint captains of those who had the ,spirit of prophecy4 #g4 #ba signified they had been visited by the ,spirit of ,god4 #ah4 #g if ye do always remember me1 ye shall have my ,spirit4 #aa4 #bj4 #i when the multitude had eaten and drank1 they were filled with the ,spirit4 ,mormon #b4 #bf the ,spirit of ,god did not abide in us1 and we were weak4 #c4 #af manifestations of the ,spirit which had testified of things to come4 ,ether #b4 #ae remember that my ,spirit will not always strive with man4 ,moroni #f4 #i conduct meetings after the manner of the workings of the ,spirit4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,lecture on ,faith #b4 #bd1 #be when the plan of redemption was revealed men began to call on ,god1 and the ,holy ,spirit was given1 bearing record of the ,father and the ,son4 #e4 #b possessing the same mind with the ,father1 which mind is the ,holy ,spirit1 that bears record of the ,father and the ,son4 #c partaking of the fulness of the ,father and ,son1 through the ,spirit4 ,sec4 #a4 #cc my ,spirit shall not always strive with man4 #h4 #c this is the ,spirit of revelation1 by which ,moses brought ,israel through the sea4 #ah4 #dg ,i am ,jesus ,christ1 by the power of my ,spirit ,i have spoken it4 #ai4 #bc walk in the meekness of my ,spirit4 #bg4 #ah the sword of my ,spirit1 which ,i will pour out upon you4 #bi4 #cj first shall be last1 last first1 in all things created by the power of my ,spirit4 #ca by the power of my ,spirit all things1 both temporal and spiritual1 were created4 #cc4 #af the power of my ,spirit quickeneth all things4 #ce4 #ac ,i have called on the weak things of the world1 to thresh the nations by the power of my ,spirit4 #acc4 #ei4 #db4 #ac-ag all teachings to be by the ,spirit4 #de4 #eg who have taken the ,holy ,spirit for their guide1 shall abide the day4 #ej4 #aj come saith the ,lord1 by the ,spirit1 let us reason together4 #ag-ba to impart the truth1 it must be preached in the ,spirit of truth4 #bg the light the ,spirit sent1 through ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of the ,father4 #fa4 #bg to whom is given power to command the waters1 is given the ,spirit to know all his ways4 #bh4 #fc4 #cb angry with the wicked1 holding my ,spirit from the inhabitants of the earth4 #fd4 #af they sought evil in their hearts1 and ,i withheld my ,spirit4 #fg4 #aa no man has seen ,god in the flesh1 except quickened by the ,spirit4 #ga4 #a expounding mysteries of the scriptures1 according to the ,spirit and power given4 #gb4 #bd they that are appointed by the ,spirit1 to go up to ,zion4 #gf4 #aa ,j4 ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,s4 ,rigdon1 being in the ,spirit4 #ab1 #ac by the power of the ,spirit our eyes were opened to see those things ordained of the ,father before the world was4 #ah4 #bh while yet in the ,spirit1 the ,lord commanded us to write the vision4 #hj1 #aac4 #hc these are they who deny not the ,spirit4 #hf receive not of his fulness1 but of the ,holy ,spirit4 #aah through manifestations of the ,spirit in the flesh1 be able to bear his presence4 #hd4 #de-dg whatsoever is light is ,spirit4 ,the ,spirit enlighteneth every man4 #ic4 #i-aa the ,spirit of truth who came into the world4 #bc4 #bf the ,spirit of truth is of ,god2 ,i am the ,spirit of truth4 #ie4 #d bring to pass my strange act2 pour out my ,spirit on all flesh4 #ig4 #a ,i speak unto you with my voice1 even the voice of my ,spirit4 #aje4 #cf the voice of the ,spirit shall manifest those chosen4 #aba4 #cg when compulsion is used1 the ,spirit is grieved4 #aca4 #e more sure word of prophecy1 means a man's knowing he is sealed up to eternal life1 by the ,spirit of prophecy4 #acf4 #cc the ,spirit sent forth into the world1 to enlighten the humble4 ,,the ,,holy ,,ghost4 ,bible4 ,luke #a4 #ae ,john shall be filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 #fg and his father1 ,zacharias1 was filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 #b4 #bf it was revealed to ,simeon by the ,holy ,ghost4 #d4 #a ,jesus1 being full of the ,holy ,ghost1 returned from ,jordan4 #ab4 #ab ,holy ,ghost shall teach you1 in the same hour1 what ye shall say4 ,john #ad4 #bf the ,holy ,ghost shall teach you all things4 #bj4 #bb he breathed on them1 and said1 receive ye the ,holy ,ghost4 ,acts #a4 #h ye shall receive power1 after the ,holy ,ghost shall come upon you4 #e4 #c why hath ,satan filled thy heart to lie to the ,holy ,ghost8 #f4 #c look ye out seven men1 full of the ,holy ,ghost4 #h4 #ae prayed for them that they might receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #aj4 #dd the ,holy ,ghost fell on all them that heard the word4 #ac4 #i ,paul1 filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 set his eyes on him4 #eb4 #ae4 #bh for it seemed good to the ,holy ,ghost and to us4 #af4 #f were forbidden by the ,holy ,ghost to preach in ,asia4 #ba4 #aa thus saith the ,holy ,ghost1 so shall the ,jews at ,jerusalem4 #a ,cor4 #b4 #ac not of men's wisdom1 but which the ,holy ,ghost teacheth4 #f4 #ai your body is the temple of the ,holy ,ghost4 #b ,cor4 #ac4 #ad the communion of the ,holy ,ghost be with you4 ,heb4 #c4 #g the ,holy ,ghost saith1 to-day if ye will hear his voice4 #b ,peter #a4 #ba holy men of ,god spake as they were moved by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #aa ,christ should make himself manifest1 by the ,holy ,ghost to the ,gentiles4 #ai the mysteries of ,god unfolded by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #ab4 #g bare record that the ,holy ,ghost fell on twelve others4 #ah the ,messiah1 of whom the ,holy ,ghost bear record from the beginning4 #b ,nephi #bf4 #ac ,christ manifesteth himself1 by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #ca4 #ab to him that is baptized will the ,father give the ,holy ,ghost4 #ac by baptism ye shall receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #ag then cometh a remission of sins1 by fire and the ,holy ,ghost4 #cb4 #b had received the ,holy ,ghost1 ye could speak with the tongue of angels4 ,jacob #f4 #h deny the gift of the ,holy ,ghost1 and quench the ,spirit4 #g4 #ag ,sherem confessed the ,christ1 and power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,alma #ac4 #ab after being sanctified by the ,holy ,ghost1 being pure and spotless4 #cf4 #bd they might be born of ,god1 and filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 #c ,nephi #i4 #bj whoso comes to me with a contrite spirit1 will ,i baptize with the ,holy ,ghost4 #aa4 #cb the ,holy ,ghost bears record of the ,father and the ,son4 #ce1 #cf4 #ae4 #bc ,christ not manifest to the ,gentiles1 except by the ,holy ,ghost4 #af4 #d my people1 at ,jerusalem1 receive a knowledge of you by the ,holy ,ghost4 #bj4 #bg pouring out the ,holy ,ghost through me upon the ,gentiles1 makes them mighty to the scattering of my people4 #bh4 #aa the ,father giveth the ,holy ,ghost to men because of me4 #d ,nephi #a4 #dh being constrained by the ,holy ,ghost1 ,ammaron hid up the sacred records4 ,mormon #g4 #g sing praises to ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost4 ,ether #e4 #d ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost beareth record4 ,chap4 #ab4 #da4 #ab4 #bc made this people that they could speak much1 because of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,moroni #h4 #bf of meekness cometh visitation of the ,holy ,ghost1 which filleth with hope4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #h4 #b will tell you in your heart and mind1 by the ,holy ,ghost4 #ah4 #ah ask and ye shall receive the ,holy ,ghost1 which manifesteth all things4 #bj4 #bf-bh who believed in all the holy prophets1 who spake as they were inspired by the ,holy ,ghost4 #ce neither adding to nor diminishing from that which has come1 or shall come1 by the gift and power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #fj ordination is by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #cd4 #aj prophecy1 and it shall be given by the ,holy ,ghost4 #ci4 #f the baptism of the ,holy ,ghost1 which showeth all things4 #fh4 #d what they shall speak1 when moved by the ,holy ,ghost1 shall be scripture4 #ajj4 #h the ,holy ,ghost shall bear record of what you say4 #ajg4 #ef ,adam1 full of the ,holy ,ghost1 predicted what should befall his posterity4 #aji4 #ae that they may receive a fulness of the ,holy ,ghost4 #aba4 #bf ,god shall give the ,saints knowledge by the ,holy ,ghost4 #dc reproving with sharpness1 when moved by the ,holy ,ghost4 #abd4 #e given you by the ,holy ,ghost1 to know concerning kings and authorities4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #i4 in that day the ,holy ,ghost fell upon ,adam4 #aj4 the ,lord ,god called upon men1 by the ,holy ,ghost1 everywhere4 #ab4 the ,gospel declared by the gift of the ,holy ,ghost4 #ac4 it was given to write by the ,spirit of inspiration4 #ae my ,spirit is upon you1 wherefore all thy words will ,i justify4 #ai4 ,holy ,ghost fell on many1 and they were caught up into ,zion4 ,history of ,j4 ,smith1 ,june #ae1 #ahdb4 ,,name ,,of ,,christ',s ,,church4 ,the name1 ,saint1 ,signifies a holy or godly person1 one that is so by profession1 covenant1 and conversation2 ,cru4 ,con4 ,in the ,old ,testament it means one who worked righteousness1 and one in whom the ,lord delighted1 for that reason4 ,but to the ,saints that are in the earth1 and to the excellent1 in whom is all my delight2 ,psalm #af4 #c4 ,gather my ,saints together unto me2 those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice2 ,psalm #ej4 #e4 ,while the meaning of the term ,saints is not changed in the ,new ,testament1 it is used in the epistles of the apostles as a general name of the followers of ,jesus ,christ2 ,to the ,saints which are at ,ephesus1 and to the faithful in ,christ ,jesus2 ,eph4 #a4 #a4 ,they are those who have submitted themselves to ,jesus ,christ1 and have become his subjects4 ,just and true are thy ways1 thou king of ,saints2 ,rev4 #ae4 #c4 ,jesus said1 ,i am come in my ,father's name1 and ye receive me not3 if another shall come in his own name1 him ye will receive2 ,john #e4 #dc4 ,this saying of our ,savior's is as applicable to the ,christian world to-day1 as it was to the people to whom he spake4 ,the ,latter-day ,saints have come in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 and preached the ,gospel of repentance as he preached it1 and do all things in his name1 and1 yet1 the most of the world reject them4 ,some ,christian sects have derived their names from their founders1 as ,calvanists1 ,lutherans1 ,wesleyans4 ,others have some appellation growing out of a peculiarity of doctrine1 or faith1 as ,baptists1 ,methodists and ,presbyterians4 ,others again derive their name from historical events connected with their origin1 and geographical location1 as ,roman ,catholic ,church1 ,greek ,church1 ,church of ,england1 etc4 ,not a church in all the world bearing the name of ,jesus ,christ1 except that of the ,latter-day ,saints4 ,sectarians may ask1 are we not called ,christians8 ,but the name of our ,savior was ,jesus ,christ1 not ,christian4 ,the early ,christians first received that name at the city of ,antioch2 ,acts #aa4 #bf4 ,we find that the apostles1 in their epistles1 addressed the members of the various churches1 as ,saints1 ,beloved of ,god1 called to be ,saints2 ,rom4 #a4 #g4 ,to the ,saints and faithful brethren in ,christ2 ,col4 #a4 #b4 ,we further find that the apostles do not speak of themselves as followers of men2 but ,paul calls himself1 ,an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god2 ,col4 #a4 #a4 #a ,tim4 #a4 #a4 ,paul1 a servant of ,god1 and an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the faith of ,god's elect2 ,titus #a4 #a4 ,not according to the doctrines of ,luther1 ,calvin or ,wesley4 ,the most definite instructions on this subject are found in the ,book of ,mormon4 ,when the ,nephite disciples of ,jesus were1 at a certain time1 united in mighty prayer and fasting1 he came and stood in the midst of them1 and asked them1 ,what will ye that ,i shall give unto you8 ,and they said unto him1 ,lord1 we will that thou wouldst tell us the name whereby we shall call this church2 for there are disputations among the people concerning this matter4 ,and the ,lord said unto them1 ,verily1 verily ,i say unto you1 why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of this thing8 ,have they not read the scriptures1 which say ye must take upon you the name of ,christ1 which is my name8 ,for by this name shall ye be called at the last day2 and whoso taketh upon him my name1 and endureth to the end1 the same shall be saved at the last day2 therefore whatsoever ye shall do1 ye shall do it in my name2 therefore ye shall call the church in my name2 and ye shall call upon the ,father in my name1 that he will bless the church for my sake2 and how be it my church1 save it be called in my name8 ,for if a church be called in ,moses' name1 then it be ,moses' church2 or if it be called in the name of a man1 then it be the church of a man2 but if it be called in my name1 then it is my church1 if so be that they are built upon my ,gospel2 #c ,nephi #bg4 #b-h4 ,in accordance with the spirit of the ,old and ,new ,testaments1 and with these instructions of ,jesus ,christ1 when the church was organized on ,gospel principles1 by ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 in #ahcj1 it was named1 ,the ,church of ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,lord afterwards revealed to his ,prophet1 ,joseph ,smith1 that it should be called1 ,the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #aae4 #c1 #d4 ,bible4 ,psalm #af #c4 but the ,saints that are in the earth4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,mos4 #e4 #g-ab the disciples of ,christ exhorted to take upon them his name4 ,,tithing4 ,the history of ancient ,israel1 as given in the ,old ,testament1 evidences that the law of tithing was in force from ,abraham until their destruction as a nation4 ,that it was a perpetual law of the ,priesthood1 and did not pertain1 exclusively1 to the ,mosaic dispensation1 is apparent1 from the fact that ,abram paid tithes to ,melchisedek2 ,gen4 #ad4 #bj1 and that ,jacob covenanted to give a tenth to the ,lord2 #bh4 #bb4 ,they lived before ,moses4 ,in the present dispensation the law of tithing was revived1 and the keeping of that law is one of the first duties of the ,latter-day ,saints4 ,about eighteen months after the organization of the church1 ,september #aa1 #ahca1 the ,lord1 through ,joseph the ,seer1 made this important declaration4 ,speaking after the manner of the ,lord1 he called to-day1 from the giving of the revelation until the coming of the ,son of ,man1 and said1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 it is a day of sacrifice1 and a day for the tithing of my people2 for he that is tithed shall not be burned4 ,for after to-day cometh the burning4 ,that is1 at the coming of the ,son of ,man2 ,for verily ,i say1 to-morrow--that is1 at my coming--all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble2 and ,i will burn them up1 for ,i am the ,lord of ,hosts2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #fd4 #bc1 #bd4 ,in this declaration we are assured that all who call themselves the ,lord's people1 and do not pay their tithing1 will find their portion among the wicked at his coming1 and will share their fate4 ,in sec4 #he4 #c1 the ,lord reiterates the fact1 that it is necessary his people should be tithed1 ,to prepare them against the day of vengeance and burning4 ,the names of those who do not keep this law of tithing shall not be enrolled with the people of ,god3 ,neither is their genealogy to be kept1 or to be had where it may be found on any of the records or history of the church2 ,their names shall not be found1 neither the names of the fathers1 nor the names of the children written in the book of the law of ,god1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts2 #he4 #d1 #e4 ,this revelation was also given soon after the organization of the ,church2 ,nov4 #bg1 #ahcb4 ,like every principle connected with the latter-day work1 tithing must needs commence with the leaders of the ,dispensation4 ,the following very interesting account of the first covenant and promise concerning this principle will be found in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,nov4 #bi1 #ahcd4 ,the occasion was one of rejoicing for the blessings received of the ,lord4 ,the narrative says3 ,after commencing and rejoicing before the ,lord on this occasion1 we agreed to enter into the following covenant with the ,lord1 viz43--,that if the ,lord will prosper us in our business1 and open the way before us1 that we may obtain means to pay our debts1 that we be not troubled nor brought into disrepute before the world1 nor ,his people2 after that1 of all that ,he shall give us1 we will give a tenth1 to be bestowed upon the poor in ,his ,church1 or as ,he shall command2 and that we will be faithful over that which ,he has entrusted to our care1 that we may obtain much2 and that our children after us1 shall remember to observe this sacred and holy covenant2 and that our children1 and our children's children1 may know of the same1 we have subscribed our names with our own hands4 ,,joseph ,,smith1 ,,jun41 ,,oliver ,,cowdery4 ,after the above covenant the following is recorded3 ,and now1 ,o ,father1 as thou didst prosper our father ,jacob1 and bless him with protection and prosperity wherever he went1 from the time he made a like covenant before and with thee2 as thou didst1 even the same night1 open the heavens unto him1 and manifest great mercy and power1 and give him promises1 so wilt thou do with us his sons2 and as his blessings prevailed above his progenitors unto the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills1 even so may our blessings prevail like his4 ,notwithstanding this principle began to be taught soon after the organization of the ,church1 it required some time to reach practical development1 for no definite law concerning it was revealed1 until ,july #h1 #ahch4 ,the custom of paying labor tithing1 appears to have been commenced when building the ,nauvoo ,temple4 ,of a meeting of some of the leading authorities of the ,church1 in ,lima1 ,illinois1 the following is recorded1 in ,his4 of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,october #bc1 #ahda3 ,it was moved and seconded1 ,that all those who are willing to consecrate one-tenth of their time and property to the building of the ,temple at ,nauvoo1 under the superintendence of ,president ,morley and ,counselors1 to signify it by uplifted hands2 when the motion was carried unanimously4 ,the following is a ,revelation given through ,joseph1 the ,prophet1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri1 ,july #hth1 #ahch1 in answer to the question1 ,o ,lord1 show unto thy servants how much thou requirest of the properties of the people for a tithing8 ,verily1 thus saith the ,lord1 ,i require all their surplus property to be put into the hands of the bishop of my church of ,zion1 for the building of mine house1 and for the laying of the foundation of ,zion and for the ,priesthood1 and for the debts of the ,presidency of my church4 ,and this shall be the beginning of the tithing of my people2 and after that1 those who have thus been tithed1 shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually2 and this shall be a standing law unto them for ever1 for my holy ,priesthood1 saith the ,lord4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 it shall come to pass1 that all those who gather unto the land of ,zion shall be tithed of their surplus properties1 and shall observe this law1 or they shall not be found worthy to abide among you4 ,and ,i say unto you1 if my people observe not this law1 to keep it holy1 and by this law sanctify the land of ,zion unto me1 that my statutes and my judgments may be kept thereon1 that it may be most holy1 behold1 verily ,i say unto you1 it shall not be a land of ,zion unto you2 and this shall be an ensample unto all the ,stakes of ,zion4 ,even so4 ,amen2 ,doc4 ,cov4 ,sec4 #aai4 ,the law of tithing1 as embodied in the revelations referred to1 is an immutable decree of ,jehovah to his people1 and admits of no evasion by those who would enjoy the blessings of the faithful on the land of ,zion1 or be classed among the righteous1 and avoid the burning at the coming of our ,lord4 ,bible4 ,lev4 #bg4 #cj the tithe of the land shall be the ,lord's4 #cb the tenth of the herd and the flock shall be holy4 #cc not to search whether it be good or bad1 neither shall he change it4 ,num4 #ah4 #bf-bh the ,levites paid a tenth of their tithes to the priests4 ,deut4 #ab4 #ag1 #ah tithes to be eaten in the place the ,lord should choose4 ,chap4 #ad4 #bc1 #bd4 #bh the tithe of the third year to be laid up4 #ad4 #bb1 #bc thou shalt surely tithe all he increase of thy seed4 #bf4 #ab hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy increase4 #b ,chron4 #ca4 #e1 #f ,israel brought the tithes of all things1 abundantly4 ,neh4 #aj4 #cg1 #ch the tithes of ,israel were brought to the ,levites1 and they paid a tenth to the house of the ,lord4 #ac4 #ab men appointed over the treasuries of the house of the ,lord4 ,amos #d4 #d bring your sacrifices every morning1 and your tithes after three years4 ,mal4 #c4 #h wherein have we robbed thee8 ,in tithes and offerings4 #aj bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse4 ,matt4 #bc4 #bc ,pharisees paid tithes1 but omitted the weightier matters of the law4 ,luke #aa4 #db for ye tithe mint and rue1 and pass over judgment and the love of ,god4 #ah4 #ab ,i fast twice in a week1 ,i give tithes of all ,i possess4 ,heb4 #g4 #e the sons of the ,levites to take tithes of the people4 #f1 #h1 #i4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a1 page #ea4 ,g4 ,q4 ,cannon1 #ae1 #adg4 ,f4 ,d4 ,richards1 #af1 #ei4 ,b4 ,young1 #af1 #aaa4 ,,apostacy ,,of ,,the ,,primitive ,,church4 ,the ,gospel dispensation inaugurated by our ,savior1 while on his earthly mission1 was not a gathering one4 ,israel had already been widely scattered4 ,that scattering was soon to result in the complete desolation of the land of ,palestine4 ,wherever the people received the ,gospel through the preaching of the apostles1 they were organized into churches4 ,they not only had their old traditions and customs to contend with1 but there was no relief from the general pagan influences under which they had been educated4 ,add to these things1 the persecutions the early ,saints were exposed to1 and it could not well be otherwise than that many of them should be weak in the faith4 ,the epistles of the apostles inform us that they had often contended with false teachers and doctrines in the primitive churches4 ,even now1 said the apostle ,john1 are there many anti-,christs4 #a ,john #b4 #ah4 ,the apostle ,paul1 in his second epistle to ,timothy1 informs us1 that ,in the last days perilous times shall come2 #b ,tim4 #c4 #a4 ,in the following three verses he enumerates all manner of wickedness which shall be prevalent in the latter times4 ,he evidently means in the ,christian churches1 or among those who profess godliness1 for in the fifth verse of the same chapter1 he speaks of their having ,a form of godliness1 but denying the power thereof4 ,the apostle ,paul exhorted the ,colossians to be not moved away from the hope of the ,gospel1 which ye have heard1 and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven2 ,col4 #a4 #bc4 ,about fifty-seven years after the ,savior had closed his earthly mission1 if we are correctly informed in the second and third chapters of the ,revelations of ,st4 ,john1 there were but seven churches in ,asia whom the ,lord considered worthy of notice4 ,this1 coupled with the assertion of ,paul1 that the ,gospel had1 in his day1 been preached to every creature1 proves that its light only faintly glimmered1 in the otherwise universal darkness1 which existed at the time ,john had his vision on the isle of ,patmos4 ,john the ,revelator saw ,rome in all her glory1 in his day1 reigning over the kings of the earth1 full of riches and all manner of abominations1 and drunken with the blood of the ,saints and of the martyrs of ,jesus2 ,rev4 #ag4 ,this great power1 drenched in the blood of the martyrs1 about #cbe ,a4,d41 in the reign of ,constantine1 adopted what was then known as ,christianity1 as the religion of the empire4 ,it was not possible that such a wicked1 corrupt element and the ,gospel of ,jesus could have any affinity4 ,rather1 is it not evident that the antagonism of ,christianity and paganism had measurably ceased8 that they had assimilated8 that they had both so nearly found the same level1 that with a slight pressure of governmental policy they readily amalgamated8 ,not only prophecy but general history1 and especially the history of ,christianity by its learned professors1 furnish abundant evidence of its early departure from the pure principles of the ,gospel4 ,the prophetic history of the preparatory work1 for the coming of ,christ to reign on the earth in the latter days1 is predicated on the apostacy of the primitive ,christian church1 the general wickedness of the nations1 and the gathering of the house of ,israel4 ,since the calling of ,abraham1 the authenticated personal manifestations of the ,lord to man have been through him and his family4 ,christ came to his own chosen people4 ,his earthly mission was commenced and consummated in the midst of ,israel4 ,the ,gospel was first preached to the ,jews4 ,his apostles were chosen from his brethren of the seed of ,abraham4 ,the first church of ,christ was established at ,jerusalem4 ,the apostles were commanded to remain there until endowed with power from on high4 ,all the blessings of salvation are promised to mankind through the seed of ,abraham4 ,when the ,lord comes in glory and power1 the prophets inform us that he will come to ,zion and ,jerusalem1 the chief cities of gathered ,israel4 ,the apostle ,paul informs us that ,god hath set some in the church1 first apostles1 secondarily prophets1 thirdly teachers1 after that miracles1 then gifts of healings1 helps1 governments1 diversities of tongues2 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #bh4 ,from the above it is evident that1 had the church of ,christ been on the earth in the past centuries1 it would have been organized like the primitive church1 with apostles and prophets of the house of ,israel at the head of it4 ,more than that1 it would have enjoyed all the spiritual gifts and blessings mentioned in the above chapter4 ,john the ,revelator1 in his visions of the latter times1 says1 ,and ,i saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting ,gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth1 and to every nation1 and kindred1 and tongue1 and people2 ,rev4 #ad4 #f4 ,no one who has any faith in the ,scriptures would assert that the ,gospel preached by ,jesus and his apostles was not the ,everlasting ,gospel4 ,if everlasting1 it must of necessity be the same wherever found4 ,if the same ,gospel1 it would always produce the same results4 ,its ordinances would be the same4 ,its followers would enjoy the same gifts and blessings4 ,they would call themselves ,saints4 ,they would have an organization that would not vary from the church organized by ,jesus and his apostles4 ,they would have been led by apostles and prophets of the house of ,israel4 ,instead of this1 the ,christian churches and nations have for many centuries ground the ,house of ,israel with the iron heel of oppression4 ,they have robbed1 driven and slain the covenant people of ,god1 the chosen people of that same ,jesus of ,nazareth whose precepts and example they profess to follow4 ,the ,shiloh came and the sceptre departed from ,judah4 ,a series of terrible oppressions commenced under ,roman governors1 which resulted in the destruction of ,jerusalem1 and of the ,jews as a nation2 that may be considered the beginning of the fulfilment of the prediction of our ,savior1 ,jerusalem shall be trodden down of the ,gentiles1 until the times of the ,gentiles be fulfilled2 ,luke #ba4 #bd4 ,the reasonable construction of this passage is1 that ,the times of the ,gentiles means the period in which they will bear rule1 oppress ,israel1 and hold possession of the heritage of the seed of ,abraham4 ,when ,the times of the ,gentiles shall be fulfilled1 when the angel1 seen in vision by ,john the ,revelator1 shall have brought again to earth the ,everlasting ,gospel1 will also be ,the times of restitution of all things1 which ,god hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began2 ,acts #c4 #ba4 ,the first century of the ,christian era was a very important one in the world's history4 ,the covenant people of ,god ceased to exist as a nation4 ,the civilized world1 represented by the ,roman empire1 with ,paganism as the prevailing religion1 began to fill up the measure of its iniquity by shedding the blood of the apostles1 and of the disciples of ,jesus4 ,pagan philosophy counteracted ,gospel influences4 ,there was a constant tendency in ,christianity and paganism to assimilate4 ,this is evident from the writings of the apostles4 ,that1 after ,christianity became the leading element of the ,roman empire1 it ceased to be regenerative in its nature1 is evidenced by the fact1 that the empire was often scourged with destructive civil wars which prepared it for dissolution4 ,it was finally crushed by barbarian hordes4 ,they desolated whole provinces1 leaving only remnants of corrupt peoples1 to be measurably regenerated by an infusion of new blood from the plains of eastern ,europe1 and western ,asia4 ,both sacred and profane history have failed to record an instance of a people who1 living under the regenerating influences of the ,gospel of ,jesus1 and enjoying the favor of ,god1 were broken and destroyed by such terrible scourges as visited the ,roman empire the first five centuries of the ,christian era4 ,modern nations have risen from its ashes1 have adopted its religion1 its customs1 its ethics1 without inspiration from heaven1 without any further ,gospel dispensation1 without apostles and prophets of the house of ,israel1 and without the guidance of the ,holy ,priesthood1 after the order of the ,son of ,god1 which the ,lord has decreed should only come through the seed of ,abraham4 ,bible4 ,isa4 #bd4 #b as with the people1 so with the priest4 #e the earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof4 #ag fear and the pit are upon thee1 ,o inhabitants of the earth4 ,dan4 #g4 #be he shall speak great words against the ,most ,high1 and shall wear out the ,saints4 #h4 #aj it waxed great1 even to the host of heaven4 #aa by him the daily sacrifice was taken away4 #ab it cast down the truth to the ground1 and it practised and prospered4 #bc the latter time of their kingdom1 when the transgressors are come to the full4 #be through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand4 #bf4 ,matt4 #bd4 #aj many shall be offended1 and shall betray and hate one another4 ,acts #bj4 #bi after my departure shall grievous wolves enter in among you4 #cj4 #a ,tim4 #a4 #f some have turned aside to vain jangling4 #g4 #ai concerning faith have made shipwreck4 #d4 #a in the latter times some shall depart from the faith4 #b1 #c speaking lies in hypocrisy1 forbidding to marry4 #b ,tim4 #b4 #ah who concerning the truth have erred4 #c4 #a know also1 that in the last days perilous times shall come4 #b-g men shall be lovers of their own selves1 without natural affection4 ,ever learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth4 #ab all that will live ,godly in ,christ ,jesus shall suffer persecution4 #d4 #af at my first answer no man stood with me4 ,titus #a4 #aj1 #aa many unruly and vain talkers1 deceivers1 who subvert whole houses4 #c4 #i avoid foolish questions1 contentions1 and strivings4 #aj4 #b ,peter #b4 #a who1 privily1 shall bring in damnable heresies4 ,rev4 #af4 #f for they have shed the blood of the ,saints and prophets4 #ag4 #a1 #b the great whore that sitteth upon the waters4 ,chap4 #ah4 #c1 #i4 #e the mystery1 ,babylon1 the mother of harlots4 #f the woman1 drunken with the blood of the ,saints1 and the martyrs of ,jesus4 #ae the waters which thou sawest are peoples1 multitudes and nations4 #ah the woman is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth4 #ah4 #b ,babylon is become the habitation of devils1 the hold of every foul spirit4 #bd in her was found the blood of the prophets4 #ai4 #b he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #ac4 #e the foundation of a church which is most abominable1 which slayeth the ,saints of ,god4 ,chap4 #ad4 #c1 #i1 #aj4 ,chap4 #bb4 #ad4 #b ,nephi #bh4 #ah4 #i for the praise of the world they destroy the ,saints4 #bd-cd the ,jewish record went forth in purity to the ,gentiles1 but the ,gentiles took away the most precious parts1 for which reason many stumble4 #ad4 #aa she had dominion over all the earth1 and sat upon many waters4 #ab the ,saints of ,god were scattered over the earth1 and their dominions were small1 because of the wickedness of the great whore4 #ac mother of abominations gathered together multitudes to fight against the ,lamb of ,god4 #ae the wrath of ,god poured out on that abominable church4 #af1 #ag4 #ae4 #ac many generations after the ,messiah shall be manifested in the body1 the fulness of the ,gospel shall come to the ,gentiles4 #bb4 #bb1 #bc the kingdom of the devil built up among the children of men4 #b ,nephi #bf4 #ai-bb refers to the time when the children of ,lehi 7the ,american ,indians7 shall be smitten and driven by the ,gentiles1 and gives an unmistakable description of the ,christian world of the present day4 #bg4 #a in the latter days1 all shall be drunken with iniquity4 #bh4 #c every one that hath built up churches1 and not unto the ,lord1 shall say1 ,i am the ,lord's4 #d they and their priests shall contend one with another4 #f they shall say1 in this day ,god is not a ,god of miracles4 #bi4 #c a ,bible1 we have got a ,bible2 there cannot be any more4 #c ,nephi #af4 #g in the latter days shall the truth come unto the ,gentiles4 #a ,nephi #ae4 #ac4 ,rev4 #ad4 #f4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #ae they have strayed from mine ordinances and broken mine everlasting covenant4 #af every man walketh in his own way1 after the image of his own ,god4 #ag1 #ah ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and others commanded to proclaim these things1 that the sayings of the prophets might be fulfilled4 #cj to bring forth the only true and living church1 out of obscurity and darkness4 #e4 #f you shall be ordained to deliver my words to the children of men4 #bi4 #ba that great and abominable church shall be cast down4 #ce4 #aa shall not anything be shown forth except desolations on ,babylon8 #ch4 #aa for all flesh is corrupted before me4 #hf4 #a-g an explanation of the parable of the wheat and tares4 ,sec4 #hh4 #id4 #acc4 #ad go ye out from among the nations1 even from ,babylon4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #c4 in a day when men would take many of the words from the book which ,moses should write1 the ,lord promised to raise up another like him1 when they should be had again among men4 #b ,nephi #c4 #i4 #ba4 so will ,i come in the last days1 in the days of wickedness and vengeance4 ,see ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no4 #f4 ,universal ,apostacy1 a pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,,the ,,jerusalem ,,of ,,the ,,eastern ,,hemisphere4 ,the earliest account we have of ,jerusalem is in the fourteenth chapter of ,genesis1 under the date of #aiac ,b4 ,c4 ,when ,abram was returning from the slaughter of the five kings1 ,melchisedek1 king of ,salem1 brought him refreshments4 ,he was a righteous prince and a priest of the ,most ,high ,god2 and he blessed ,abram4 ,josephus1 the ,jewish historian1 states that this city of ,salem was afterwards called ,jerusalem2 ,ant4 of the ,jews1 ,b4 #a41 ,chapter #aj4 ,it has been the scene of many great events connected with the ministry of the holy ,priesthood on the earth4 ,abram was commanded to offer his son ,isaac1 on one of the mountains in the land of ,moriah2 ,gen4 #bb4 #b4 ,josephus says1 that the mountain on which ,abram built an altar1 to offer his son ,isaac1 was the same on which king ,david 7,solomon7 afterwards built a temple4 ,the ,jebusites retained possession of the city of ,jerusalem until #ajdh ,b4 ,c41 when it was subdued by ,david4 ,he first took the stronghold of ,zion2 ,the same is the city of ,david4 ,at that time1 this was only a strong outwork or fortification for the defence of the city2 #b ,sam4 #e4 #f-i4 ,in the days of ,solomon1 ,jerusalem became a great and strong city1 with a magnificent temple towering on ,mount ,moriah4 ,from its conquest by ,david1 until the death of ,solomon1 it was the capital city of ,israel1 and afterwards of the kingdom of ,judah4 ,b4 ,c4 #ehe1 ,jerusalem was burned by the army of ,nebuchadnezzar1 and the better part of the inhabitants of the land were carried captive to ,babylon2 #c ,kings1 chapters #bd and #be4 ,the city was re-established at the end of the seventy years' captivity4 ,it afterwards played an important part in the history of that part of ,asia4 ,almost under the shadow of its walls1 our ,savior was born4 ,it was the central place of the scenes of his earthly mission4 ,in it he was scourged and condemned to death4 ,just outside of its walls1 and in sight of its towers1 and the glorious temple built to his name1 the ,god of ,israel died the death of a malefactor4 ,it was here1 and near here1 that he consummated his earthly mission1 and ascended to his ,father4 ,in ,a4 ,c4 #gj1 the land of ,judea1 and city of ,jerusalem1 were made a desolation by the ,roman armies1 and the ,jews1 as a nation1 entirely rooted out of their heritage1 and scattered among all nations4 ,for information on this subject1 the student should read1 carefully1 ,josephus' ,wars of the ,jews4 ,up to this time1 in her history1 many prophecies were fulfilled4 ,in her future many more are to be fulfilled1 for she is yet to take an important part in the great work of the latter days4 ,like the ,new ,jerusalem of the ,american continent1 this city will descend out of heaven1 after the final change of the earth to its celestial condition2 ,rev4 #ba4 #aj-bg4 ,it is often called ,zion in the ,old ,testament1 and will be the capital city of gathered ,israel on the ,eastern hemisphere1 in the latter days4 ,there are many passages in the ,scriptures relating to this important city4 ,a few are appended to assist the student in further researches concerning it4 ,bible4 ,deut4 #ca4 #bi evil will befall you in the latter days1 because ye will do evil4 #a ,kings #aa4 #aa-ac ,lord declared he would rend the kingdom from ,solomon4 #ad4 #ae ,lord shall root up ,israel1 and scatter them beyond the river4 #b ,kings #bj4 #ag1 #ah treasures laid up by the fathers1 to be carried to ,babylon4 #bc4 #bg ,i will remove ,judah out of my sight1 as ,i have removed ,israel4 #b ,chron4 #cf4 #ba the land shall enjoy her ,sabbaths seventy years4 ,jer4 #bi4 #aj4 ,isa4 #d4 this chapter evidently refers to the latter days1 and to the ,zion of the ,western ,hemisphere1 and to the city of ,jerusalem1 on the ,eastern4 #be4 #f-ab in this mountain shall the ,lord make a feast of fat things4 ,he will destroy the face of the covering cast over all people1 ,he will swallow up death in victory4 #cb4 #i-ah land of ,israel to be desolate1 until the ,spirit is poured out from on high4 #eb4 #i1 #aj sing together1 ye waste places of ,jerusalem4 #ea4 #ag stand up1 ,o ,jerusalem1 which has drunk of the cup of his fury4 ,jer4 #be4 #aa these nations shall serve the king of ,babylon seventy years4 #ah to make ,jerusalem and her kings a desolation1 and a curse4 #bf4 #ah ,micah prophesied that ,zion should be plowed like a field4 #ej4 #d in those days ,israel and ,judah1 together1 shall come1 going and weeping4 #ea4 #ai-bc ,israel the rod of the ,lord's inheritance1 with which he will break in pieces their enemies4 ,ezek4 #ch and #ci4 these chapters are a prophecy of the gathering of the nations against ,jerusalem in the latter days4 ,zeph4 #a4 this chapter is1 evidently1 a prophecy of the desolation of ,jerusalem4 ,haggai #b4 #i the glory of this latter house1 shall be greater than that of the former4 ,zech4 #ab4 the restoration of ,judah4 ,chap4 #ad4 in the latter days the ,lord will deliver ,jerusalem from the nations that will go up to battle against it4 ,matt4 #bd4 ,destruction of ,jerusalem foretold4 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #ch4 ,luke #ai4 #da-dd ,christ foretells the destruction of ,jerusalem4 ,chap4 #bc4 #bh-cj4 ,see ,article1 by ,c4 ,w4 ,penrose1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #cj1 page #cec4 ,new ,jerusalem1 a pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,,new ,,jerusalem4 ,the ,jaredite prophet1 ,ether1 predicted1 #fjj ,b4 ,c41 that a city which should be called a holy city1 should be built on the land of ,north ,america1 and that it should be built up unto the remnant of the seed of ,joseph4 ,he further informs us1 that it should be called the ,new ,jerusalem1 to distinguish it from ,jerusalem which should be built on the eastern hemisphere2 ,ether #ac4 #c-h4 ,ether also saw that this ,new ,jerusalem was the one that ,john the ,revelator saw1 in vision1 coming down out of heaven4 ,until the end come1 when the earth shall pass away1 and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth2 and they shall be like unto the old1 save the old have passed away1 and all things have become new4 ,and then cometh the ,new ,jerusalem2 verses #h-aj4 ,rev4 #ba4 #b4 ,our ,savior1 in his personal ministration among the ,nephites1 six hundred years after the predictions of ,ether1 renews the promise that a ,new ,jerusalem should be built upon this land4 ,speaking to the ,nephites1 he says3 ,this people will ,i establish in this land1 unto the fulfilling of the covenant which ,i made with your father ,jacob2 and it shall be a ,new ,jerusalem2 #c ,nephi #bj4 #bb4 ,the ,savior again says1 speaking to the ,gentiles1 that those who shall come into the covenant1 shall be numbered among this the remnant of ,jacob4 ,and they shall assist my people1 the remnant of ,jacob1 and also1 as many of the house of ,israel as shall come1 that they may build a city1 which shall be called the ,new ,jerusalem2 and then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in1 who are scattered upon all the face of the land in unto the ,new ,jerusalem2 #ba4 #bb-bd4 ,we learn from the ,book of ,doctrine and ,covenants1 that this ,new ,jerusalem is to be the city of ,zion1 of the latter days4 ,and it shall be called the ,new ,jerusalem1 a land of peace1 a city of refuge1 a place of safety for the ,saints of the most ,high ,god2 ,and the glory of the ,lord shall be there1 and the terror of the ,lord also shall be there1 insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it1 and it shall be called ,zion2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #de4 #ff1 #fg4 ,this is1 also1 the ,zion spoken of by the ancient ,jewish prophets1 as separate and distinct from the ,zion1 or ,mount ,zion1 that was in ,jerusalem1 in the land of ,palestine4 ,in the following passages1 evidently1 two distinct places are intended4 ,zion is a wilderness1 ,jerusalem a desolation2 ,isa4 #fd4 #aj4 ,for the law shall go forth of ,zion1 and the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem2 ,micah #d4 #b4 ,there are three ,zions spoken of in the sacred writings--the ,zion on the ,american continent1 the ,zion at ,jerusalem1 and the ,zion of ,enoch4 ,for some account of the ,zion of ,enoch1 see ,pearl of ,great ,price1 pages #ah-bb4 ,on the #bb;d page we learn1 that1 when ,christ shall come1 the ,zion of the western hemisphere and the ,zion of ,enoch shall be united in one4 ,there the ,lord will reside1 and it will be the gathered ,zion which shall come forth out of all the creations which ,i have made4 ,bible4 ,psalm #ad4 #g oh that the salvation of ,israel were come out of ,zion6 #dh4 #b beautiful for situation is ,mount ,zion1 on the sides of the north4 #aa-ad4 ,isa4 #a4 #bg ,zion shall be redeemed with judgment4 #b4 #c out of ,zion shall go forth the law1 and the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem4 #dj4 #i ,o ,zion that bringest good tidings1 get thee up into the high mountain4 #di4 #ai-bf the land of thy destruction shall be too narrow4 ,i will lift up mine hand to the ,gentiles4 ,kings shall be thy nursing fathers4 ,i will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh4 #ea4 #aa the redeemed of the ,lord shall come to ,zion4 #eb4 #a put on thy strength1 ,o ,zion4 #ei4 #bj and the ,redeemer shall come to ,zion4 #fd4 #aj ,zion is a wilderness1 ,jerusalem a desolation4 ,jer4 #c4 #ad will take you one of a city and two of a family1 and bring you to ,zion4 #ca4 #f-ad arise1 let us go up to ,zion4 ,behold1 ,i will bring them from the north country4 ,they shall come with weeping4 ,they shall come and sing in the heights of ,zion4 ,the virgin shall rejoice in the dance4 #ej4 #d1 #e the children of ,israel shall come1 they and the children of ,judah together4 ,they shall ask the way to ,zion1 with their faces thitherward4 ,joel #b4 #cb for in ,mount ,zion1 and in ,jerusalem1 shall be deliverance4 #c4 #af the ,lord shall roar out of ,zion1 and utter his voice from ,jerusalem4 ,obad4 #ba4 ,saviors shall come up on ,mount ,zion4 ,zeph4 #c4 #ad sing1 ,o daughter of ,zion1 rejoice1 ,o daughter of ,jerusalem4 #af said to ,jerusalem1 fear not2 and to ,zion1 let not thine hands be slack4 ,zech4 #a4 #ag the ,lord shall yet comfort ,zion1 and choose ,jerusalem4 #b4 #aj1 #aa the ,lord will dwell in the midst of ,zion1 and many nations shall be joined to him4 ,rom4 #aa4 #bf there shall come out of ,zion the ,deliverer4 ,rev4 #ad4 #a a ,lamb stood on ,mount ,zion4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bh4 #i no man knoweth where the city shall be built4 #ce4 #bd ,zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish4 #ci4 #ac4 ,sec4 #di4 #be4 #ch4 #d have taken the ,zion of ,enoch into my own bosom4 #db4 #i shall be revealed when the ,new ,jerusalem shall be prepared4 #ce1 #fb1 #fg4 #dh4 #d1 #e the place for the city to be revealed to certain men4 #eg4 #b ,missouri the place for the city of ,zion4 #c1 #ad4 #eh4 #g bearing record of the land on which the ,zion of ,god shall stand4 #ei4 #c blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of ,zion4 #fc4 #bd should assemble themselves together on the land of ,zion4 #bi-ca land of ,zion to be obtained by purchase1 or by blood4 #cf4 #fd4 #cd the obedient shall eat the good of the land of ,zion4 #fh4 #be inasmuch as parents have children in ,zion4 #bi the inhabitants of ,zion shall keep the ,sabbath day holy4 #cj-cb4 #gb4 #ae every man that cometh to ,zion must lay all things before the bishop4 #gf4 #ff there are they who are come unto ,mount ,zion4 #hb4 #ac ,kirtland consecrated for a stake of ,zion4 #ad4 ,sec4 #id4 #a4 ,sec4 #if4 #a4 #he4 #a duty of the ,lord's clerk to record what transpires in ,zion4 #hi4 #a a word of wisdom for the church and ,saints in ,zion4 #ij4 #h that they might be perfected in their ministry1 for the salvation of ,zion4 #ic4 #ec obtain a knowledge of history1 countries1 lands1 etc41 for the salvation of ,zion4 #ig4 #aj my will that an house be built in ,zion1 like the pattern given4 #ba this is ,zion1 the pure in heart4 #be4 #ajj4 #ac ,zion shall be redeemed1 although she is chastened for a little season4 #aja4 #ah the pure in heart shall return to build up ,zion4 #ai-ba1 #da4 #gj-ge land around the land of ,zion to be bought with money4 #ajc4 #bb-bd4 #ajc4 #ae-bj the redemption of ,zion must needs come by power4 #bi-ce concerning the redemption of ,zion1 by gathering together the strength of ,israel4 #aje4 #e ,zion must be built according to the law of the celestial kingdom4 #abd4 #b ,nauvoo planted as a corner stone of ,zion4 #f4 #fj4 #acf4 #ah ,zion shall be redeemed in mine own due time4 #ca ,saints to be tried1 that they may receive the glory of ,zion4 ,,spiritual ,,gifts4 ,in the churches established by our ,savior and his apostles1 the ,holy ,ghost manifested itself in the development of a variety of gifts4 ,of so great importance did the apostle ,paul consider these gifts1 to the well being and edification of the ,saints in ,rome1 that he wrote1 ,for ,i long to see you1 that ,i may impart unto you some spiritual gift1 to the end ye may be established2 ,rom4 #a4 #aa4 ,the inspired writings do not indicate that these gifts were limited to any period of time1 or to any one dispensation1 but they are spoken of by the apostles1 as ever characterizing the operations of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,in the twelfth chapter of the apostle ,paul's first epistle to the ,corinthians1 we are assured that there are diversities of gifts by the same spirit2 verse #d4 ,but the manifestation of the ,spirit is given to every man to profit withal2 verse #g4 ,from this we learn that the presence of the ,spirit in a man is manifested by some gift4 ,it is evident from the general tenor of this chapter1 that these gifts will always be manifest in the church of ,christ1 for its members will ever have the ,holy ,ghost abiding in them1 and1 where that is1 the gifts of the ,spirit will be manifest4 ,the ,book of ,mormon speaks very plainly of the necessity of these gifts in the church4 ,again ,i speak unto you1 who deny the revelations of ,god1 and say that they are done away1 that there are no revelations1 nor prophecies1 nor gifts1 nor healing1 nor speaking with tongues1 and the interpretation of tongues4 ,behold ,i say unto you1 he that denieth these things1 knoweth not the ,gospel of ,christ2 yea1 he has not read the scriptures2 if so1 he does not understand them2 ,mormon #i4 #g1 #h4 ,in a revelation to ,joseph1 the prophet1 given ,march #h1 #ahca1 the ,lord gives much instruction concerning spiritual gifts2 ,for all have not every gift given unto them2 for there are many gifts1 and to every man is given a gift by the ,spirit of ,god2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #df4 #aa4 ,the ,lord also adds1 ,that unto some it may be given to have all these gifts1 that there may be a head2 verse #bi4 ,bible4 #a ,cor4 #a4 #g so that ye may come behind in no gift4 #g4 #g every man hath his proper gift of ,god4 #ab4 #h to one is given the word of wisdom1 to another the word of knowledge4 #i to another faith1 to another the gift of healing by the same ,spirit4 #aj to another the working of miracles1 to another prophecy4 #aa but all worketh that one and the self-same ,spirit4 #ca covet earnestly the best gifts4 #ac4 #b though ,i have the gift of prophecy4 #ad4 #a desire spiritual gifts1 but rather that ye may prophecy4 #ab forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts4 #a ,peter #d4 #aj as every man hath received the gift1 so minister4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,omni #a4 #be believe in the gift of speaking with tongues1 and interpreting tongues4 ,alma #i4 #ba having the spirit of prophecy and revelation4 #c ,nephi #bi4 #f shall say the ,lord no longer worketh by prophecy1 nor gifts4 ,moroni #aj4 #i-ai an enumeration of spiritual gifts4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #df4 #aj-bf an enumeration of spiritual gifts4 #bg it is given to those ordained to watch over the church to discern all these gifts4 #bi4 ,see ,a ,pamphlet by ,o4 ,pratt4 ,,pre-,,existence ,,of ,,spirits4 ,in the first chapter of ,genesis1 we have an account of six days1 or periods of time1 which ,god occupied in the creation of this earth4 ,according to the traditions of many centuries1 it is considered by the ,christian world a history of the creation of this earth1 as it appears now1 naturally to men who dwell upon it4 ,from the first and second chapters of ,genesis1 taken together1 this view of the subject is evidently erroneous4 ,in the first verse of the second chapter we read2 ,thus the heavens and the earth were finished1 and all the host of them4 ,this creation is evidently in a very unfinished condition1 for myriads of animal and vegetable life are coming upon it and going to decay4 ,the sacred writings not only testify that it is in a very imperfect condition1 but that it must pass away and be changed into a more perfect earth4 ,in the second and third verses of the second chapter1 we learn that there was a period of time called the seventh day1 and that the ,lord sanctified it as a day of rest4 ,if there has ever been a period of time in which this earth1 or its inhabitants1 have had universal peace and rest1 since the progenitors of the race partook of the forbidden fruit in the ,garden of ,eden1 we have no account of it4 ,these are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created1 in the day that the ,lord ,god made the earth and the heavens2 verse #d4 ,this passage certainly states1 that everything had been completed in the period of time stated in the previous account4 ,verse five very plainly states1 in connection with the previous verse1 that every plant of the field was created1 ,before it was in the earth1 and every herb of the field before it grew4 ,during all this long period of time it had not rained upon the earth4 ,what is still more singular1 it says1 ,and there was not a man to till the ground4 ,this ,mosaic history of the creation was written for men in their present temporal condition1 and it is evident that these two verses give us to understand1 that these things had not taken place naturally upon the earth1 as they do now4 ,as a sequence1 when they did take place1 they would indicate a great change in the condition of the earth4 ,the first indication of this change is given in the sixth verse1 ,there went up a mist from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground4 ,before the event mentioned in the seventh verse1 the earth must have been fitted up for the abode of man1 in this his natural or temporal condition4 ,and the ,lord ,god formed man of the dust of the ground1 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life4 ,that is1 the ground furnished the elements for the growth of the body of this first temporal man2 from its first conception1 or germ1 until it matured into perfect manhood by a universal law4 ,it should be noticed1 that1 in the first chapter1 verse #bg1 it says1 ,god created man4 ,that is he organized from the spiritual elements1 the living1 acting spiritual man4 ,in the seventh verse of the second chapter1 it only states that he formed man out of the ground4 ,that is out of earthly elements he formed a tabernacle1 a dwelling place for the man whom he had before created4 ,the prophet ,joseph ,smith1 in his translation of the ,mosaic account of creation1 fills up this gap1 which is so evident in the ,bible ,genesis1 between the seventh day of rest1 and the formation of man from the dust of the ground4 ,for ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 created all things1 of which ,i have spoken1 spiritually1 before they were naturally upon the face of the earth4 ,for ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth4 ,and ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 had created all the children of men2 and not yet a man to till the ground2 for in heaven created ,i them2 and there was not yet flesh upon the earth2 neither in the water1 neither in the air2 but ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 spake1 and there went up a mist from the earth1 and watered the whole face of the ground4 ,and ,i1 the ,lord ,god1 formed man from the dust of the ground1 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life2 and man became a living soul1 the first flesh upon the earth1 the first man also2 nevertheless1 all things were before created2 but1 spiritually1 were they created and made according to my word2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p4 page #f4 ,this account of the creation1 plainly sets forth the comprehensive fact1 that all temporal organizations1 pertaining to this earth1 are animated by spiritual pre-existent organizations4 ,the following is a very comprehensive passage on this subject3 ,when the ,most ,high divided to the nations their inheritance1 when he separated the sons of ,adam1 he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of ,israel2 ,deut4 #cb4 #h4 ,this passage certainly refers to a very early period1 when the heritage of the nations was given in proportion to the numbers of ,israel4 ,it is difficult to conceive how their numbers were then known unless there was a spiritual ,israel1 of which the temporal is but the counterpart4 ,the sacred writings abound with evidences that ,jesus ,christ controlled the earth and ministered to man1 as an organized spiritual intelligence before he came in the flesh in the meridian of time4 ,the first chapter of ,john is very pointed on this subject3 ,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god2 verse #a4 ,and the ,word was made flesh1 and dwelt among us2 verse #ad4 ,bible4 ,num4 #af4 #bb the ,god of the spirits of all flesh4 ,chap4 #bg4 #af4 ,job #ab4 #aj in whose hand is the soul of every living thing4 #ch4 #c1 #g where wert thou when ,i laid the foundations of the earth8 who hath laid the corner stone thereof when the morning stars sang together8 ,eccl4 #ab4 #g the spirit shall return to ,god who gave it4 ,jer4 #a4 #e before ,i formed thee in the belly ,i knew thee4 ,john #f4 #fb if ye shall see the ,son of man ascend up where he was before4 #i4 #b who did sin1 this man or his parents1 that he was born blind8 #af4 #bg and have believed that ,i came out from ,god4 #bh ,i came forth from the ,father4 #cj4 #ag4 #e glorify me with the glory ,i had with thee before the world was4 ,heb4 #a4 #f when he bringeth the ,first ,begotten into the world4 #ab4 #i shall we not much rather be subject to the ,father of our spirits8 ,rev4 #ab4 #g-ab the devil and his angels cast out of heaven4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #ac4 #cc-cg many sayings of the ,lamb of ,god1 concerning the future of ,israel1 repeated to ,nephi by an angel--#fjj ,b4 ,c4 #ag4 #cj their ,lord1 their ,god1 their ,redeemer going before them4 #ai4 #aj the ,god of our fathers yielded himself1 as a man1 into the hands of wicked men4 #bj4 #ag thus saith the ,lord thy ,redeemer1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel4 #ba4 #bf all flesh shall know that ,i am the ,lord thy ,savior and ,redeemer4 #b ,nephi #f4 #ah know that ,i1 the ,lord1 am thy ,savior and ,redeemer4 #i4 #e it behooveth the great ,creator that he suffereth himself to become subject to man in the flesh1 that all men might be subject to him4 #aa4 #b for he verily saw my ,redeemer1 as ,i have seen him4 #c4 #g but there is a ,god1 and he is ,christ4 #be4 #ab ,father of heaven and earth shall manifest himself to them in the flesh4 ,mos4 #c4 #e the ,lord omnipotent shall come down from heaven among men4 #h he shall be called ,jesus ,christ1 the ,creator of all things from the beginning4 #d4 #b ,jesus ,christ1 who created heaven and earth and all things4 #g4 #bg because he said ,christ was ,god1 the ,father of all things4 #ac4 #cc1 #cd the prophets prophesied that ,god should come down among men4 #ae4 #a ,god1 himself1 shall come among men and redeem his people4 ,hel4 #ad4 #ab ,jesus ,christ the ,father of heaven and earth4 ,chap4 #af4 #ah4 #c ,nephi #a4 #ab-ad this night shall the sign be given1 and on the morrow come ,i into the world4 #i4 #ae ,i created the heavens and the earth and all things4 ,ether #b4 #ab if they will serve ,christ1 who is the ,god of the land4 #c4 #f-bj an account of a remarkable manifestation of ,jesus ,christ as ,god the ,son1 and the ,father1 but still a personage of spirit4 #ab4 #bb the ,lord hath commanded me1 even ,jesus ,christ4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #aj4 #eg ,i came to my own and they received me not4 #bi4 #cf the devil1 who was before ,adam1 rebelled against ,christ4 #ch4 #a-c ,jesus ,christ looked on the wide expanse of eternity1 and the hosts of heaven before the worlds were made1 and all things came by him4 #d4 #gf4 #ac ,jesus ,christ in the bosom of the ,father from the beginning4 #bd by him1 of him1 through him1 the worlds were made4 #hf4 #i lawful heirs1 and have been hid from the world1 with ,christ in ,god4 #ic4 #bc ye were also in the beginning with the ,father4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ad1 page #bcc4 #ae1 #bda4 ,,plurality ,,of ,,gods4 ,the passages are numerous in the inspired writings which indicate a plurality of ,gods4 ,in the account of creation1 in the ,book of ,abraham1 the plural ,gods is exclusively used2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p4 page #cc4 ,the ,psalmist1 speaking of ,god1 says3 ,thou lovest righteousness1 and hatest wickedness3 therefore ,god1 thy ,god1 hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows2 ,psalm #de4 #g4 ,it is not possible that any other than the true ,god is here referred to1 for the ,god that was anointed above his fellows had loved righteousness and hated iniquity4 ,god standeth in the congregation of the mighty2 he judgeth among the ,gods2 #hb4 #a4 ,in this passage the number of ,gods among whom ,god judgeth is indefinite1 and the words1 congregation of the mighty1 indicate that they might be quite numerous4 ,john1 the ,evangelist1 opens his history of our ,savior thus2 ,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god2 #a4 #a4 ,in this passage we have an account of two ,gods1 one of which dwelt with the other in the beginning4 ,that the ,word1 spoken of1 is ,jesus ,christ is evident from verse #ad3 ,and the ,word was made flesh1 and dwelt among us4 ,which in his times he shall shew1 who is the blessed and only ,potentate1 the ,king of kings1 and ,lord of ,lords2 #a ,tim4 #f4 #ae4 ,from the context of this passage we learn that the kings and lords here referred to were holy men4 ,of like significance is the following3 ,and hath made us kings and priests unto ,god and his ,father2 ,rev4 #a4 #f4 ,that is to ,god and the ,father of ,god4 ,a ,lamb stood on the ,mount ,sion1 and with him an hundred forty and four thousand1 having his ,father's name written in their foreheads2 #ad4 #a4 ,from the third verse we learn that these were redeemed from the earth4 ,whether this name of the ,father of ,jesus ,christ was ,god1 or some other title indicating his power and attributes1 is not revealed to us1 but1 whatever it was1 it evidently identified those who received it as ,gods4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #a4 #bf and ,god said1 let us make man in our image4 ,exo4 #ae4 #aa who is like unto thee1 ,o ,lord1 among the gods4 ,deut4 #aj4 #ag ,lord your ,god is ,god of gods1 and ,lord of lords4 ,josh4 #bb4 #bb the ,lord ,god of gods4 ,israel he shall know4 #a ,chron4 #af4 #be great is the ,lord2 to be feared above all gods4 #b ,chron4 #b4 #e for great is our ,god1 above all gods4 ,psalm #hf4 #h among the gods1 there is none like unto thee1 ,o ,lord4 #abf4 #b1 #c ,o give thanks to the ,god of gods4 #ach4 #a before the gods will ,i sing praise unto thee4 ,dan4 #b4 #aa none can shew it before the king1 except the gods4 #dg your ,god is a ,god of gods1 and a ,lord of kings4 #d4 #h in whom is the ,spirit of the holy ,gods44 ,chap4 #e4 #ad4 #aa4 #cf and shall speak marvellous things against the ,god of gods4 ,matt4 #e4 #dh be ye perfect1 as your ,father in heaven is perfect4 ,john #e4 #ai the ,son doeth nothing except what he seeth the ,father do4 #a ,cor4 #h4 #e for though there be that are called gods4 ,phil4 #c4 #ba that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body4 #a ,tim4 #f4 #ae who is the ,king of kings and ,lord of lords4 #a ,john #c4 #b when he shall appear we shall be like him4 ,rev4 #c4 #ba to him that overcometh1 will ,i grant to sit on my throne4 #ad4 #a with him #add1jjj1 having his ,father's name in their foreheads4 #ag4 #ad for he is ,lord of lords1 and ,king of kings4 #bj4 #d ,i saw thrones1 and they that sat upon them4 #ba4 #g he that overcometh shall inherit all things4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,alma #ab4 #ca becoming as ,gods1 knowing good and evil4 #c ,nephi #bg4 #bg what manner of men ought ye to be8 verily ,i say unto you1 even as ,i am4 #bh4 #aj ye shall be as ,i am1 and ,i1 even as the ,father4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ce4 #b one in me1 even as ,i am one in the ,father4 #ci4 #d as many as received me1 gave ,i power to become my sons4 #gf4 #bd worlds were created1 and the inhabitants begotten sons and daughters of ,god4 #ee-ei have received of his fulness and glory2 they are ,gods4 #id1 #ie know as they are known2 and he makes them equal in power and dominion4 #hd4 #ce-ci receiveth me1 receiveth my ,father and his kingdom4 #ic4 #bj be glorified in me1 as ,i am in the ,father4 #aba4 #bh whether there be one ,god or many ,gods1 they shall be manifest4 #cb in the midst of the council of the eternal ,god of all other ,gods4 #abh4 #bc proclaiming in our ears eternal life1 kingdoms1 principalities and powers4 #acb4 #ag and from henceforth are not ,gods4 but angels of ,god1 forever4 #ah4 #ai shall pass by the angels and the ,gods which are set there4 #cg entered into their exaltation2 sit upon thrones1 and are not angels but ,gods4 ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 ,june #af1 #ahdd4 ,,god ,a ,,personage4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #a4 #be-bg man created in the image of ,god4 #c4 #i1 #aj ,adam heard the voice of the ,lord4 #d4 #f the ,lord said unto ,cain4 #ad4 #e4 #a1 #b ,lord created man male and female1 in his own likeness4 #f4 #f it repented and grieved the ,lord that he had made man4 #ac-ba ,god talked with ,noah4 ,chap4 #g4 #a-d4 ,chap4 #i4 #h4 #h4 #a ,god remembered ,noah4 #ae1 #ba4 ,chap4 #i1 #af4 #aa4 #e the ,lord came down to see the city and the tower4 #g4 #ab4 #g the ,lord appeared to ,abraham4 ,chap4 #ag4 #bb4 ,chap4 #ah4 the ,lord ate and talked with ,abraham4 #bh4 #ac the ,lord stood above the ladder ,jacob saw4 #cb4 #cj ,jacob saw ,god face to face4 #ce4 #ac4 ,exo4 #c4 #f ,moses was afraid to look on ,god4 #ae4 #c the ,lord is a man of war4 #h1 #af1 #ag4 #bd4 #aj1 #aa they saw ,god and did eat and drink4 #ab4 #ca4 #ah the tables of testimony1 written with the finger of ,god4 #cc4 #aa the ,lord talked with ,moses as one man speaks with a friend4 #bc thou shalt see my back parts1 but not my face4 ,num4 #ab4 #h with him will ,i speak1 mouth to mouth4 #ce4 #cd for ,i1 the ,lord1 dwell among the children of ,israel4 ,deut4 #e4 #ae the ,lord's mighty hand and stretched out arm4 #b ,sam4 #bb4 #af the breath of his nostrils4 ,job #a4 #aa4 ,chap4 #hi4 #bj4 #b ,chron4 #af4 #i the eyes of the ,lord run to and fro4 ,job #ac4 #h will ye accept his person8 ,psalm #ac4 #a how long wilt thou hide thy face8 #cd4 #ae the eyes of the ,lord are upon the righteous4 #af4 #de4 #c gird thy sword upon thy thigh4 #hi4 #ac thou hast a mighty arm and strong is thy hand4 #aci4 #af thine eyes did see my substance4 ,prov4 #ae4 #c4 ,isa4 #cj4 #bg his lips are full of indignation1 his tongue as a devouring fire4 #dj4 #aa he shall gather his lambs with his arm4 #dh4 #ac mine hand hath laid the foundations of the earth4 ,ezek4 #a4 #bg from the appearance of his loins upward4 #ch4 #ah my fury shall come up in my face4 #dc4 #g the place of the soles of my feet4 ,zech4 #ad4 #d and his feet shall stand upon the ,mount of ,olives4 ,heb4 #a4 #aj the heavens are the work of thine hands4 #b4 #g4 ,rev4 #a4 #ad his head and his hair like wool1 and his eyes like fire4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ah1 page #bhf4 ,gibson and ,woodman's ,discussion1 second night4 ,,the ,,true ,,and ,,living ,,god4 ,there are two personages who constitute the great1 matchless1 governing1 and supreme1 power over all things1 by whom all things were created and made1 that are created and made1 whether visible or invisible1 whether in heaven1 on earth1 or in the earth1 under the earth1 or throughout the immensity of space4 ,they are the ,father and the ,son--the ,father being a personage of spirit1 glory1 and power1 possessing all perfection and fulness1 the ,son1 who was in the bosom of the ,father1 a personage of tabernacle1 made or fashioned like unto man1 or being in the form and likeness of man1 or rather man was formed after his likeness and in his image2 he is also the express image and likeness of the personage of the ,father1 possessing all the fulness of the ,father1 or the same fulness with the ,father2 being begotten of him1 and ordained from before the foundation of the world to be a propitiation for the sins of all those who should believe on his name1 and is called the ,son because of the flesh1 and descended in suffering below that which man can suffer2 or1 in other words1 suffered greater sufferings1 and was exposed to more powerful contradictions than any man can be4 ,but1 notwithstanding all this1 he kept the law of ,god1 and remained without sin1 showing thereby that it is in the power of man to keep the law and remain also without sin2 and also1 that by him a righteous judgment might come upon all flesh1 and that all who walk not in the law of ,god may justly be condemned by the law1 and have no excuse for their sins4 ,and he being the ,only ,begotten of the ,father1 full of grace and truth1 and having overcome1 received a fulness of the glory of the ,father1 possessing the same mind with the ,father1 which mind is the ,holy ,spirit1 that bears record of the ,father and the ,son1 and these three are one2 or1 in other words1 these three constitute the great1 matchless1 governing and supreme1 power over all things2 by whom all things were created and made that were created and made1 and these three constitute the ,godhead1 and are one2 the ,father and ,son possessing the same mind1 the same wisdom1 glory1 power1 and fulness--filling all in all2 the ,son being filled with the fulness of the mind1 glory1 and power2 or1 in other words1 the ,spirit1 glory and power1 of the ,father1 possessing all knowledge and glory1 and the same kingdom1 sitting at the right hand of power1 in the express image and likeness of the ,father1 mediator for man1 being filled with the fulness of the mind of the ,father2 or1 in other words1 the ,spirit of the ,father1 which ,spirit is shed forth upon all who believe on his name and keep his commandments2 and all those who keep his commandments shall grow up from grace to grace1 and become heirs of the heavenly kingdom1 and joint heirs with ,jesus ,christ2 possessing the same mind1 being transformed into the same image or likeness1 even the express image of him who fills all in all2 being filled with the fulness of his glory1 and become one in him1 even as the ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,spirit are one4 ,from the foregoing account of the ,godhead1 which is given in his revelations1 the saints have a sure foundation laid for the exercise of faith unto life and salvation1 through the atonement and mediation of ,jesus ,christ2 by whose blood they have a forgiveness of sins1 and also a sure reward laid up for them in heaven1 even that of partaking of the fulness of the ,father and the ,son through the ,spirit4 ,as the ,son partakes of the fulness of the ,father through the ,spirit1 so the saints are1 by the same ,spirit1 to be partakers of the same fulness1 to enjoy the same glory2 for as the ,father and the ,son are one1 so1 in like manner1 the saints are to be one in them4 ,through the love of the ,father1 the mediation of ,jesus ,christ1 and the gift of the ,holy ,spirit1 they are to be heirs of ,god1 and joint heirs with ,jesus ,christ2 ,doc4 ,cov41 ,fifth ,lecture on ,faith4 ,and now ,abinadi said unto them1 ,i would that ye should understand that ,god himself shall come down among the children of men1 and shall redeem his people2 and because he dwelleth in flesh1 he shall be called the ,son of ,god3 and having subjected the flesh to the will of the ,father1 being the ,father and the ,son2 the ,father1 because he was conceived by the power of ,god2 and the ,son1 because of the flesh2 thus becoming the ,father and ,son2 and they are one ,god1 yea1 the very eternal ,father of heaven and earth2 ,mos4 #ae4 #a-d4 ,and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of ,christ the ,son1 and ,god the ,father1 and the ,holy ,spirit1 which is one eternal ,god1 to be judged according to their works2 ,alma #aa4 #dd4 ,behold1 ,i am ,jesus ,christ the ,son of ,god4 ,i created the heavens and the earth1 and all things that in them are4 ,i was with the ,father from the beginning4 ,i am in the ,father1 and the ,father in me2 and in me hath the ,father glorified his name2 #c ,nephi #i4 #ae4 ,and after this manner shall ye baptize in my name1 for behold1 verily ,i say unto you1 that the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost are one2 and ,i am in the ,father1 and the ,father in me1 and the ,father and ,i are one2 #c ,nephi #aa4 #bg4 ,i bear record of the ,father1 and the ,father beareth record of me1 and the ,holy ,ghost beareth record of the ,father and me4 99 99 ,and whoso believeth in me1 and is baptized1 the same shall be saved2 and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of ,god4 ,and whoso believeth not in me1 and is not baptized1 shall be damned4 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that this is my doctrine1 and ,i bear record of it from the ,father2 and whoso believeth in me1 believeth in the ,father also1 and unto him will the ,father bear record of me2 for he will visit him with fire1 and with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and thus will the ,father bear record of me1 and the ,holy ,ghost will bear record unto him of the ,father and me2 for the ,father1 and ,i1 and the ,holy ,ghost are one2 verses #cb-cf4 ,god himself was once as we are now1 and is an exalted ,man1 and sits enthroned in yonder heavens6 ,that is the great secret4 ,if the vail was rent to-day1 and the ,great ,god who holds this world in its orbit1 and who upholds all worlds and all things by his power1 was to make himself visible1--,i say1 if you were to see him to-day1 you would see him like a man in form--like yourselves in all the person1 image1 and very form as a man2 for ,adam was created in the very fashion1 image1 and likeness of ,god1 and received instruction from1 and walked1 talked1 and conversed with him1 as one man talks and communes with another2 ,his4 ,j4 ,smith1 ,april #g1 #ahdd4 ,bible4 ,matt4 #aa4 #be ,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth #bf1 #bg4 #bf4 #ci take away this cup from me1 nevertheless1 not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 ,luke #aj4 #bb no man knoweth who the ,son is but the ,father1 and who the ,father is but the ,son4 #bc4 #cd ,father1 forgive them1 for they know not what they do4 #df4 ,john #a4 #ad the glory as of the ,only ,begotten of the ,father4 #ah4 #d4 #bc shall worship the ,father in spirit and in truth1 for the ,father seeketh such to worship him4 #e4 #ai the ,son can do nothing of himself1 but what he seeth the ,father do4 #bj1 #ba4 #bb the ,father judgeth no man1 but hath committed all judgment unto the ,son4 #bc4 #bf as the ,father hath life in himself1 so hath he given to the ,son4 #bg hath given authority to execute judgment1 because he is the ,son of ,man4 #cj4 #de think not that ,i will accuse you unto the ,father4 #f4 #bg for him hath ,god the ,father sealed4 #cg all that the ,father giveth me shall come to me4 #dd-df4 #h4 #af ,i am not alone1 but ,i and the ,father that sent me4 #ah4 #aj4 #ae as the ,father knoweth me1 even so know ,i the ,father4 #ab4 #bg ,father save me from this hour1 but for this cause came ,i unto this hour4 #ac4 #a ,jesus knew that he should depart out of this world to the ,father4 #ad4 #f no man cometh to the ,father but by me4 #h4 #i he that hath seen me hath seen the ,father4 #aa1 #ac1 #af4 #bf but the ,comforter whom the ,father will send4 #ae4 #bf when the ,comforter is come1 whom ,i will send unto you from the ,father4 #af4 #ae all things that the ,father hath are mine4 #af1 #be-bh4 #ag4 #a ,father1 the hour is come1 glorify thy ,son4 #c eternal life is to know the only true ,god1 and ,jesus ,christ whom he has sent4 #e1 #aa1 #bd1 #be4 #aj all mine are thine1 and thine are mine4 #ba that they may be one1 as thou1 ,father1 art in me and ,i in thee4 #bb the glory which thou gavest me ,i have given them1 that they may be one1 even as we are one4 #bc ,i in them1 and thou in me1 that they may be made perfect in one4 #bd ,father1 ,i will that they also1 whom thou hast given me1 be with me where ,i am4 ,acts #b4 #cc received of the ,father the promise of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,rom4 #a4 #bj being understood by the things that are made1 even his eternal power and ,godhead4 #h4 #af the ,spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit4 #i4 #e ,christ came who is over all1 ,god blessed forever4 #aa4 #cf of him1 through him1 and to him are all things1 to whom be glory forever4 #af4 #bg to ,god only wise1 be glory through ,jesus ,christ forever4 #a ,cor4 #b4 #d in demonstration of the ,spirit and of power4 #h4 #f but to us there is but one ,god1 the ,father4 #ae4 #bd when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to ,god1 even the ,father4 ,gal4 #d4 #d when the fulness of time was come1 ,god sent forth his ,son made of a woman4 ,eph4 #c4 #aa to the eternal purpose which he purposed in ,christ ,jesus4 #d4 #f one ,god and ,father of all1 who is above all4 ,col4 #a4 #ai for it pleased the ,father that in him should all fulness dwell4 #b4 #i in him dwelleth all the fulness of the ,godhead1 bodily4 ,heb4 #a4 #h to the ,son he saith1 thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is forever4 #e4 #i being made perfect he became the author of eternal salvation4 #g4 #bh maketh the ,son who is consecrated forevermore4 #i4 #ad who1 through the eternal ,spirit1 offered himself without spot to ,god4 #ab4 #i be in subjection unto the ,father of spirits and live4 #ac4 #h ,jesus ,christ1 the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 #b ,peter #a4 #ag for he received from ,god the ,father1 honor and glory4 #a ,john #b4 #a we have an advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous4 #bc1 #bd4 #e4 #g there are three that bear record in heaven1 the ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost4 ,rev4 #a4 #ah he that liveth and was dead1 and am alive forever more4 #b4 #g hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 #e4 #ac unto him that sitteth on the throne1 and to the ,lamb for ever4 #aj4 #f sware by him that liveth forever1 that time shall be no longer4 #aa4 #ae and he shall reign for ever and ever4 #ae4 #g full of the wrath of ,god who liveth forever4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ah for he is the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 #ai wherefore the course of ,god is one eternal round4 #aa4 #ba behold the ,lamb of ,god1 the ,son of the eternal ,father4 ,chap4 #ac4 #dj4 #cb the ,son of the everlasting ,god was judged of the world4 #b ,nephi #b4 #d for the ,spirit is the same yesterday1 to-day and for ever4 #i4 #af it is his eternal word which cannot pass away4 #aj4 #ad ,i will be a light to them forever1 that hear my words4 #bg4 #bc that ,i am the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 #bi4 #i4 ,mos4 #c4 #e is from all eternity to all eternity4 #ae4 #d yea1 the very eternal ,father of heaven and earth4 #af4 #i the light and life of the world1 yea1 a light that is endless4 ,alma #g4 #af he shall have eternal life1 according to the testimony of the ,holy ,spirit4 #aa4 #ci he is the very eternal ,father of heaven and earth4 #dj4 #dd ,christ1 the ,father and the ,holy ,spirit1 one eternal ,god4 #ac4 #i ,only ,begotten of the ,father1 without beginning of days or end of years4 #cd4 #ad the great1 last1 infinite and eternal sacrifice will be the ,son of ,god4 #c ,nephi #i4 #ah ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the end4 ,mormon #f4 #bb the ,father1 yea1 the eternal ,father of heaven and earth4 ,moroni #g4 #bb ,god knowing all things1 being from everlasting to everlasting4 #bh4 #h4 #ah he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity4 #aj4 #d exhort you that you would ask ,god1 the eternal ,father4 #bh4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ad4 #i ,jesus ,christ created the heavens and the earth4 #ai4 #a ,i am ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the end4 #bj4 #ag we know there is a ,god1 infinite and eternal1 from everlasting to everlasting4 #bh4 #bi4 #cd neither ,adam1 your father1 whom ,i created4 #da the ,lord ,god cast ,adam out of the ,garden of ,eden4 #ce4 #a1 #b ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the end4 #ci4 #a the voice of him who is from all eternity to all eternity4 #de4 #a by whom all things live1 and move1 and have a being4 #g4 #di4 #ab believe on the ,lord ,jesus1 the beginning and the end4 #ef4 #aa though heaven and earth pass away1 these words shall not pass away4 #fh4 #f ,son of the living ,god4 ,that ,i was1 that ,i am1 and that ,i am to come4 #hh4 #ac who is in the bosom of eternity1 in the midst of all things4 #da all things are by him and of him1 even ,god for ever and ever4 #aba4 #cb according to that which was ordained1 in the council of the eternal ,god4 #acb4 #bj then shall they be gods1 because they have no end4 #bb4 #bd this is eternal life1 to know the only wise and true ,god4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a1 page #df4 ,b4 ,young1 #d1 #bae4 ,article ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #ae1 page #cja4 ,,ordinances1 ,,covenants1 ,,etc41 ,,eternal4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #ba4 #cc ,abraham called on the name of the everlasting ,god4 ,isa4 #dj4 #bh4 ,rom4 #af4 #bf4 ,exo4 #c4 #ae this is my name forever and my memorial to all generations4 #ab4 #ad ,israel to keep the feast of ,passover by an ordinance forever4 #bd4 #bg4 #ba it shall be a statute forever to ,israel4 #ca4 #af1 #ag the ,sabbath a perpetual covenant and sign between the ,lord and ,israel forever4 ,num4 #aj4 #h an ordinance forever throughout your generations4 #a ,sam4 #c4 #ad the iniquity of ,eli's house shall not be purged for ever4 #b ,sam4 #g4 #bd hast confirmed ,israel to be a people to thee for ever4 #a ,chron4 #ag4 #ad ,david's throne established for evermore4 #bc4 #ac ,aaron and his sons sanctified forever4 #b ,chron4 #cc4 #d in ,jerusalem shall my name be forever4 ,psalm #ai4 #i the fear of the ,lord is clean1 enduring forever4 #bd4 #g lift up1 ye everlasting doors1 and the ,king of glory shall come in4 #cc4 #aa the counsel of the ,lord standeth forever4 #de4 #f thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is forever and ever4 #ag4 #gb4 #ai blessed be his glorious name forever1 let the earth be filled with his glory4 #ajj4 #e his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth4 #aai4 #hi forever1 ,o ,lord1 thy word is settled in heaven4 #ade4 #ac thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom4 ,eccl4 #c4 #ad what ,god doeth it shall be forever2 nothing can be put to it or taken taken from it4 #ae that which hath been is now2 that which is hath already been4 ,isa4 #i4 #f a child is born1 he shall be called the everlasting ,father4 #cb4 #ag and the effect of his righteousness quietness and assurance forever4 #cc4 #ad who among us shall dwell in everlasting burnings4 ,ezek4 #cg4 #bf make a covenant of peace with them it shall be an everlasting covenant4 ,dan4 #g4 #ad his dominion is an everlasting dominion4 #ah the ,saints shall take and possess the kingdom forever4 #ab4 #c they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever4 ,matt4 #ai4 #af ,master1 what good thing shall ,i do that ,i may inherit eternal life4 ,luke #af4 #i make friends with the mammon of unrighteousness1 that when you fail they may receive you into everlasting habitations4 #ah4 #cj manifold more in this present time1 and in the world to come life everlasting4 ,john #c4 #ae that whosoever believeth in him should not perish1 but have eternal life4 #d4 #ad the water ,i give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life4 #cf4 #e4 #bd he that believeth on him that sent me1 hath everlasting life4 #ci search the scriptures1 for in them ye think ye have eternal life4 #f4 #fh to whom shall we go8 ,thou hast the words of eternal life4 #aj4 #bh ,i give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish4 #ab4 #be he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal4 #ag4 #b that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him4 #c life eternal to know thee1 the only true ,god1 and ,jesus ,christ whom thou hast sent4 ,acts #ac4 #dh as many as were ordained to eternal life believed4 ,rom4 #a4 #bj being understood by the things that are made1 even his eternal power and ,godhead4 #b4 #g by patient continuance in well doing seek for immortality and eternal life4 #e4 #ba might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life4 #f4 #bc the wages of sin are death2 but the gift of ,god is eternal life4 #aa4 #cf for of him1 and through him1 and to him1 are all things4 #b ,cor4 #d4 #ag our light affliction worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory4 #e4 #a a house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 ,gal4 #a4 #e to whom be glory for ever and ever4 #f4 #h he that soweth to the ,spirit1 shall of the ,spirit reap life everlasting4 ,eph4 #c4 #aa according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in ,christ ,jesus4 #b ,thess4 #a4 #i who shall be punished with everlasting destruction4 #a ,tim4 #f4 #ab fight the good fight of faith1 lay hold on eternal life4 ,titus #a4 #b in hope of eternal life1 which ,god promised before the world began4 ,heb4 #e4 #i being made perfect he became the author of eternal salvation1 unto all them that obey him4 #i4 #ad who1 through the eternal ,spirit1 offered himself without spot to ,god4 #a ,peter #a4 #bc born again by the word of ,god1 which abideth forever4 #e4 #aj who hath called us unto his eternal glory by ,christ ,jesus4 #b ,peter #b4 #ag to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever4 #a ,john #a4 #b shew unto you that eternal life which was with the ,father4 #b4 #be this is the promise he hath promised us1 even eternal life4 #c4 #ae no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him4 #e4 #aa this is the record that ,god hath given to us eternal life1 and this life is in his ,son4 #ac1 #bj4 #b ,john #b4 for the truth's sake1 which dwelleth in us1 and shall be with us forever4 ,jude #ba4 looking for the mercy of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ unto eternal life4 ,rev4 #g4 #ab honor1 power and might be unto our ,god forever4 #aj4 #f sware by him that liveth forever that time shall be no longer4 #bb4 #e for the ,lord ,god giveth them light1 and they shall reign forever4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aj4 #ai wherefore the course of ,god is one eternal round4 #aa4 #ba the ,lamb of ,god even the ,son of the eternal ,father4 #cb the ,son of the everlasting ,god was judged of the world4 #b ,nephi #a4 #ai his ways are righteousness for ever4 #b4 #d for the ,spirit is the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 #ab must needs destroy the wisdom and eternal purposes of ,god4 #i4 #ac all men became incorruptible1 immortal1 living souls4 #af it is his eternal word and cannot pass away4 #ci to be spiritual minded is life eternal4 #aa4 #e the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death4 ,jacob #b4 #ba created them to keep his commandments and glorify him forever4 ,mos4 #e4 #ae ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life4 #af4 #aa if good to the resurrection of endless life2 if evil to the resurrection of endless damnation4 ,alma4 #cd4 #ad the great1 last1 infinite and eternal sacrifice will be the ,son of ,god4 ,mormon #e4 #ad may bring about his great and eternal purposes4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #ae have broken mine everlasting covenant4 #f4 #g he that hath eternal life is rich4 #aa4 #g4 #ad4 #g eternal life the greatest of all the gifts of ,god4 #bj4 #bh which ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost are one ,god1 infinite and eternal4 #bb4 #a this is a new and everlasting covenant1 which was from the beginning4 #ci4 #a the voice of him who is from all eternity to all eternity4 #de4 #h to them that believed on my name gave ,i power to obtain eternal life4 #ef4 #aa though heaven and earth pass away1 these words shall not pass away4 #gf4 #d from eternity to eternity he is the same4 #ei all things are theirs1 whether life or death1 things present or to come4 #fb shall dwell in the presence of ,god and his ,christ forever4 #aji4 #gg the earth in its sanctified1 immortal and eternal state4 #he4 #g whose mouth shall utter words1 eternal words4 #hh4 #ac who is in the bosom of eternity in the midst of all things4 #bj that bodies of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever4 #da all things are by him and of him1 even ,god1 forever4 #aja4 #bb and worship me according to mine everlasting ,gospel4 #gg an infinity of fulness from everlasting to everlasting4 #aba4 #b behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people4 #cb according to that which was ordained in the council of the eternal ,god4 #abh4 #bc let the eternal creations declare his name forever4 #acb4 #ai there shall be a continuation of the seeds for ever4 #bj then shall they be gods1 because they have no end4 #bd this is eternal lives to know the only wise and true ,god4 #df whosesoever sins ye remit shall be remitted eternally4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #a4 ,endless is my name4 ,my works and words are without end4 #c4 #i4 repent and call upon ,god in the name of the ,son forevermore4 #af4 and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world and eternal life in the world to come4 #ag4 the record of the ,father and the ,son from henceforth and forever4 #ai4 seeing thou art holy from all eternity to all eternity1 endless and eternal is my name also4 #bj4 ,enoch wept and stretched forth his arms1 and his heart swelled as wide as eternity4 #bi4 the blessings of the ,gospel of salvation1 even of life eternal4 #cb4 they shall have no end for they are gnolaum1 or eternal4 #di4 the angel said the fulness of the everlasting ,gospel was contained in the records of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,,passover ,,or ,,sacrament4 ,this word 7passover7 comes from the ,hebrew verb1 pasach1 which signifies to pass1 to leap1 or skip over4 ,they gave the name of ,passover to the feast which was established in commemoration of the coming forth out of ,egypt1 because the night before their departure1 the destroying angel1 who slew the first-born of the ,egyptians1 passed over the ,israelites1 because they were marked with the blood of the lamb which was killed the evening before2 and which for this reason was called the ,paschal ,lamb2 ,cruden's ,con4 ,we have an account of the institution of the ,passover in the twelfth chapter of ,exodus4 ,the ,lord commanded ,israel1 saying1 ,and the day shall be unto you for a memorial2 and ye shall keep it a feast to the ,lord throughout your generations2 ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever3 verse #ad4 ,this command rather implies that there might be a change in the manner and time of keeping this passover1 by the house of ,israel4 ,the essential part of it is that it shall be kept by a feast forever4 ,that the passover1 as instituted the evening before the departure of ,israel out of ,egypt1 was typical of the sacrifice of the ,lamb of ,god1 appears to be the generally received opinion of all who have faith in the ,bible and its institutions4 ,it is evident that the apostle ,paul entertained this view of the subject when he made the following assertion1 ,for even ,christ our passover is sacrificed for us2 #a ,cor4 #e4 #g4 ,that our ,savior considered the ordinance of the passover a part of the ,mosaic law which was to be done away in his sufferings and death1 is evident from the wish1 which he expressed to his disciples1 while keeping the passover with them the evening before his death1 ,with desire ,i have desired to eat this passover with you before ,i suffer2 ,luke #bb4 #ae4 ,the type was no longer needed and the ordinance was changed to commemorate the great sacrifice he was about to make4 ,hence1 he commanded his disciples to partake of the bread and wine in remembrance of him4 ,we cannot do better than to insert here1 verbatim1 the account of the first administration of the sacrament among the ,nephites1 by our ,savior4 ,and it came to pass that ,jesus commanded his disciples that they should bring forth some bread and wine unto him4 ,and while they were gone for bread and wine1 he commanded the multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth4 ,and when the disciples had come with bread and wine1 he took of the bread1 and brake and blessed it2 and he gave unto the disciples1 and commanded that they should eat4 ,and when they had eat1 and were filled1 he commanded that they should give unto the multitude4 ,and when the multitude had eaten and were filled1 he said unto the disciples1 behold there shall one be ordained among you1 and to him will ,i give power that he shall break bread1 and bless it1 and give it unto the people of my church1 unto all those who shall believe and be baptized in my name4 ,and this shall ye always observe to do1 even as ,i have done1 even as ,i have broken bread1 and blessed it1 and gave it unto you4 ,and this shall ye do in remembrance of my body1 which ,i have shewn unto you4 ,and it shall be a testimony unto the ,father1 that ye do always remember me4 ,and if ye do always remember me1 ye shall have my ,spirit to be with you4 ,and it came to pass that when he said these words1 he commanded his disciples that they should take of the wine of the cup1 and drink of it1 and that they should also give unto the multitude1 that they might drink of it4 ,and it came to pass that they did so1 and did drink of it1 and were filled2 and they gave unto the multitude1 and they did drink1 and they were filled4 ,and when the disciples had done this ,jesus said unto them1 ,blessed are ye for this thing which ye have done1 for this is fulfilling my commandment1 and this doth witness unto the ,father that ye are willing to do that which ,i have commanded you4 ,and this shall ye always do to those who repent and are baptized in my name2 and ye shall do it in remembrance of my blood1 which ,i have shed for you1 that ye may witness unto the ,father that ye do always remember me4 ,and if ye do always remember me1 ye shall have my ,spirit to be with you4 ,and ,i give unto you a commandment that ye shall do these things4 ,and if ye shall always do these things1 blessed are ye1 for ye are built upon my rock2 #c ,nephi #ah4 #a-ab4 ,bible4 ,lev4 #bc4 #e the fourteenth day of the first month is the ,lord's passover4 ,num4 #i4 #e they kept the passover at even4 ,josh4 #e4 #aj4 #cc4 #c on the morrow after the passover ,israel went out of ,egypt4 ,deut4 #af4 #b place the ,lord should choose1 ,israel was to sacrifice the passover4 #e4 #b ,kings #bc4 #bb not holden such a passover from the days of the ,judges4 #b ,chron4 #ce4 #a-ai a description of the solemn passover of ,josiah4 ,ezra #f4 #ai1 #bj the children of the captivity kept the passover4 ,ezek4 #de4 #ba ye shall have the passover1 a feast of seven days4 ,matt4 #bf4 #ag-bi ,christ kept the passover1 with his disciples1 the evening before his death4 ,mark #ad4 #ab-be4 ,luke #bb4 #h-ch4 ,luke #bd4 #cj1 #ca ,christ made himself known to his disciples by the breaking of bread4 ,john #b4 #ac and the ,jews' passover was at hand4 #f4 #ec-eh he that eateth the flesh and drinketh the blood of ,christ hath eternal life4 #aa4 #ee many went to ,jerusalem1 before the passover1 to purify themselves4 #ah4 #ci have a custom that ,i should release one unto you1 at the passover4 #ai4 #ad and it was the preparation of the passover4 ,acts #b4 #df they continued daily in breaking bread4 #bj4 #g4 #a ,cor4 #aa4 #bc-cj the same night in which he was betrayed took bread4 ,heb4 #aa4 #bh through faith he kept the passover4 ,book of ,mormon4 #c ,nephi #ah4 #bg-cj none to eat and drink unworthily4 #bj4 #a-i ,jesus administered the sacrament1 the second time1 among the ,nephites4 ,moroni #d4 #e the manner of administering the sacrament4 #f4 #f did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bj4 #ge expedient that the church meet together oft1 to partake of bread and wine4 #gg-gi the form of administering the sacrament4 #bg4 #b it matters not what we eat and drink in the sacrament4 #df4 #d those who have trespassed to make reconciliation4 ,see ,sermon by ,jos4 ,f4 ,smith1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ae1 page #cbd4 ,article by ,j4 ,g4 ,b41 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #cd1 page #ebj4 ,,millennial ,,reign4 ,the inspired writings teach us that1 at the second coming of ,christ1 his reign of a thousand years1 on the earth1 will commence4 ,a veritable kingdom of the house of ,israel will have been prepared to receive him4 ,the ,son of man shall come down in heaven1 clothed in the brightness of his glory1 to meet the kingdom of ,god which is set up on the earth2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #fe4 #e4 ,the kingdom of ,god in heaven and on the earth will then unite and constitute but one kingdom4 ,the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our ,lord1 and of his ,christ2 and he shall reign for ever and ever2 ,rev4 #aa4 #ae4 ,those that have part in the first resurrection1 ,shall be priests of ,god and of ,christ1 and shall reign with him a thousand years2 #bj4 #f4 ,the earth will go through a purifying process to fit it for the residence of its millennial inhabitants4 ,behold1 ,i create new heavens and a new earth3 and the former shall not be remembered2 ,isa4 #fe4 #ag4 ,that this passage refers to the preparation for the millennium is evident by the twentieth verse3 ,there shall be no more thence an infant of days1 nor an old man that hath not filled his days3 for the child shall die a hundred years old2 but the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed4 ,this view of the subject is also presented to us in a revelation to ,joseph1 the ,seer3 ,old things shall pass away1 and all things become new4 99 99 99 ,and he that liveth when the ,lord shall come1 and has kept the faith1 blessed is he2 nevertheless it is appointed to him to die at the age of man2 wherefore children shall grow up until they become old1 old men shall die2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #fc4 #di-ea4 ,there are three conditions of the earth spoken of in the inspired writings--the present1 in which everything pertaining to it must go through a change which we call death2 the millennial condition in which it will be sanctified for the residence of purer intelligences1 some mortal and some immortal1 and the celestial condition spoken of in the twenty-first and twenty-second chapters of ,revelation1 which will be one of immortality and eternal life4 ,when ,christ's reign is fully established on the earth1 there will be two capitals to his immense empire--,jerusalem on the eastern hemisphere and ,zion on the western4 ,when the ,lord of hosts shall reign in ,mount ,zion1 and in ,jerusalem2 ,isa4 #bd4 #bc4 ,for out of ,zion shall go forth the law1 and the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem2 #b4 #c4 ,in this1 ,the fulness of times when ,christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet1 and shall have perfected his work1 when he shall deliver up the kingdom1 and present it to the ,father spotless1 then shall he be crowned with the crown of his glory1 to sit on the throne of his power to reign forever and ever2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #gf4 #ajf-ajh4 ,the prophet ,daniel speaks of this great event3 ,i saw in the night visions1 and1 behold1 one like the ,son of ,man came with the clouds of heaven1 and came to the ,ancient of days1 and they brought him near before him4 ,and there was given him dominion1 and glory1 and a kingdom1 that all people1 nations1 and languages1 should serve him3 his dominion is an everlasting dominion1 which shall not pass away1 and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed2 #g4 #ac1 #ad4 ,this passage evidences that ,christ's reign on the earth will be real and tangible2 and that his kingdom will embrace a great variety of nations and peoples1 and that he is also subservient to his ,father4 ,the following passage1 with its context1 is a beautiful description of the final coming of our ,lord1 and of his reign on the earth3 ,that my people may gird up their loins1 and be looking forth for the time of my coming2 for there shall be my ,tabernacle1 and it shall be called ,,zion1 a ,new ,jerusalem4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,enoch1 ,then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there and we will receive them into our bosom1 and they shall see us2 and we will fall upon their necks1 and they shall fall upon our necks1 and we will kiss each other2 and there shall be mine abode1 and it shall be ,zion1 which shall come forth out of all the creations which ,i have made2 and for the space of a thousand years shall the earth rest4 ,and it came to pass that ,enoch saw the day of the coming of the ,son of ,man1 in the last days1 to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #bb4 ,bible4 ,isa4 #eb4 #g that saith unto ,zion1 thy ,god reigneth4 ,jer4 #bc4 #e a king shall reign and shall execute justice and judgment4 #f4 ,mic4 #d4 #g the ,lord shall reign over them in ,zion forever4 ,luke #a4 #cc and he shall reign over the house of ,israel forever4 ,rom4 #ae4 #ab he that shall rise to reign over the ,gentiles4 #a ,cor4 #ae4 #be till he hath put all enemies under his feet4 #b ,tim4 #b4 #ab if we suffer1 we shall also reign with him4 ,rev4 #e4 #aj made us kings and priests1 and we shall reign on the earth4 #bj4 #d they lived and reigned with ,christ a thousand years4 #ba4 #bb1 #bg description of the celestial earth4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #cf the ,lord shall reign in the midst of his ,saints4 #bi4 #aa and dwell in righteousness with me on the earth a thousand years4 #dc4 #cj for the great ,millennium of which ,i have spoken shall come4 #de4 #ei the ,lord shall be their king and lawgiver4 #ef4 #ah shall see the kingdom of ,god come in power and great glory4 #eh4 #bb until he reigns whose right it is to rule4 #acc4 #be the ,savior shall reign over all flesh4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #a1 page #aih4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #af1 #cab4 #ah1 #cad4 #cce4 ,article ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #a1 pages #d and #gc4 by4 ,o4 ,pratt1 ,mil4 ,star1 ,vol4 #bh1 page #efa4 ,,destruction ,,of ,,the ,,wicked4 ,passages are numerous in the inspired writings which assert that the wicked shall be destroyed4 ,the prophet ,isaiah1 speaking of the latter times1 says1 ,zion shall be redeemed with judgment1 and her converts with righteousness4 ,and the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together1 and they that forsake the ,lord shall be consumed2 #a4 #bg1 #bh4 ,the ,lord further declared through the same prophet1 that1 because the inhabitants of the earth had defiled it1 the curse had devoured it2 ,and they that dwell therein are desolate2 #bd4 #e1 #f4 ,for1 behold1 the ,lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity2 #bf4 #ba4 ,many of the sayings concerning the destruction of the wicked are general in their application1 to all times in which wickedness is prevalent4 ,but there are many passages in the inspired writings which point to the latter times for a general destruction of the ungodly1 and the cleansing of the earth from wickedness4 ,the following from ,isaiah are of this character4 ,for the indignation of the ,lord is upon all nations1 and his fury upon all their armies4 99 99 ,for it is the day of the ,lord's vengeance1 and the year of recompense for the controversy of ,zion2 #cd4 #b-h4 ,for by fire and by his sword will the ,lord plead with all flesh3 and the slain of the ,lord shall be many2 #ff4 #af4 ,the ,book of ,doc4 ,cov4 being a record of revelations concerning the dispensation of the fulness of times1 it says much concerning the destruction of the wicked1 and the redemption of man1 and of the earth4 ,it is evident that the visions of the prophet ,joseph were vivid and well defined on this subject1 for the ,lord said through him1 ,the hour is nigh1 and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe3 and all the proud1 and they that do wickedly1 shall be as stubble1 and ,i will burn them up1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 that wickedness shall not be upon the earth2 #bi4 #i1 #ad-ba4 ,sec4 #fd4 #bd4 ,the records of the times are a daily testimony of the fulfilment of the following3 ,and in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars1 and the whole earth shall be in commotion1 and men's hearts shall fail them2 sec4 #de4 #bf4 ,and men shall be standing in that generation in which these things shall appear1 ,that shall not pass1 until they shall see an overflowing scourge2 for a desolating sickness shall cover the land2 verse #ca4 ,among the wicked1 men shall lift up their voices1 and curse ,god and die4 ,and there shall be earthquakes also in divers places1 and many desolations2 yet men will harden their hearts against me1 and they will take up the sword1 one against another1 and they will kill one another2 verses #cb1 #cd4 ,the testimony of the elders is the great preparatory work for the destruction of the wicked in this dispensation4 ,their labors are ,to bind up the law and seal up the testimony1 and to prepare the saints for the hour of judgment which is to come2 sec4 #hh4 #hd4 ,and1 after their testimony1 cometh wrath and indignation upon the people2 verse #hh4 ,the testimonies that will follow the testimony of the elders are fearful to contemplate3 ,for after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes1 that shall cause groanings in the midst of her 7the earth71 and men shall fall to the ground1 and shall not be able to stand4 ,and also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings1 and the voice of lightnings1 and the voice of tempests1 and the voice of the waves of the sea1 heaving themselves beyond their bounds4 ,and all things shall be in commotion2 and surely men's hearts shall fail them2 for fear shall come upon all people2 sec4 #hh4 #hi-ia4 ,these testimonies are becoming historical facts4 ,the words of the ancient prophets are being fulfilled4 ,that ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 saw and predicted their fulfilment1 evidences the divinity of his mission4 ,bible4 ,job #d4 #h they that sow wickedness reap the same4 #ah4 #e-ba curses on the wicked4 ,chap4 #bj4 #d-bi4 ,psalm #a4 #d1 #e nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous4 #b4 #d1 #e the ,lord shall have them in derision4 #g4 #aa-af ,god is angry with the wicked every day4 #i4 #ag the wicked shall be turned into hell4 #cg4 #bh the seed of the wicked shall be cut off4 #ce1 #cf ,i have seen the wicked in great power1 and he passed away4 ,isa4 #b4 #ai they shall go into holes of the rocks and caves of the earth4 #ah4 #f the carcasses of the wicked shall be left to the beasts of the earth4 #bd #a-ab the earth is made empty1 because both priests and people have gone astray4 #bh4 #bb a consumption determined upon the whole earth4 #bi4 #bj for the terrible one is brought to nought4 #ba that make a man an offender for a word4 #fc4 #a-f the wicked kingdoms shall be broken4 ,jer4 #be4 #cj-ch4 ,dan4 #b4 #dd4 ,jer4 #bc4 #ai1 #bj a whirlwind shall fall on the head of the wicked4 ,mal4 #d4 #a the day cometh that shall burn them up1 saith the ,lord of hosts4 ,matt4 #ac4 #di the angels shall sever the wicked from the just4 ,luke #ba4 #be1 #bf signs in the sun and moon and stars4 ,men's hearts failing them4 #a ,peter #d4 #ag judgment must first begin at the house of ,god4 ,rev4 #b4 #bc ,i will kill her children with death4 #h4 #g the plagues of hail1 fire and blood1 #h4 ,chap4 #i4 the plagues of the last days4 ,chap4 #af4 the seven vials of wrath poured out4 ,chap4 #ag4 the great mystery1 ,babylon4 #ah4 #a-bd the fall of ,babylon4 #ai4 #bj1 #ba the destruction of the beast and the false prophet4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #aa4 #cf all nations to be destroyed that fight against the apostles of the ,lamb4 #ad4 #c the great and abominable church destroyed4 #f wo to the ,gentiles6 if they harden their hearts against the ,lamb of ,god4 #ag the wrath of ,god poured out upon the mother of harlots4 #bb4 #ac that great and abominable church shall be drunken with her own blood4 #ad those that fight against ,israel shall be turned one against another4 #bc all churches not built up in righteousness to be consumed as stubble4 #b ,nephi #f4 #ae those who do not believe in ,christ shall be destroyed4 #i4 #af the filthy shall go into everlasting fire4 #bg wo unto him that has the commandments of ,god1 and transgresseth them4 #bf4 #c-f terrible destruction of the wicked at the crucifixion of ,christ4 #c ,nephi1 ,chapters #h4 #i4 #aj4 #bg4 #a1 #b in the last days all nations shall be drunken with iniquity1 and be visited with terrible destruction4 ,mos4 #ae4 #bf those who have known the commandments of ,god1 and not kept them1 shall have no part in the first resurrection4 #af4 #a1 #b when all shall see that the judgments of ,god are just1 the wicked shall be cast out4 ,alma #e4 #eg the names of the wicked shall be blotted out4 #i4 #bh those who have been evil shall reap the damnation of their souls4 #aa4 #da the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made4 #ab4 #af he that dieth in his sins1 shall die as to things pertaining to righteousness4 #ag1 #ah4 #dj4 #ac those who choose evil to be cast into outer darkness #ad1 #bf4 #da4 #d those who work evil shall have evil restored to them4 #e4 ,hel4 #ad4 #ah those who do not repent are hewn down and cast into the fire4 #c ,nephi #bj4 #bc every soul that will not hear that prophet shall be cut off4 ,deut4 #ah4 #ae4 ,acts #c4 #bb1 #bc4 ,mormon1 ,chapters #b-f4 great destruction of the ,nephites for their wickedness4 ,ether #aa4 #g great destruction of the ,jaredites for their wickedness4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ce4 #aa without faith nothing shall be shown except desolation on ,babylon4 #ef4 #a in the day of visitation and of wrath on the nations4 #fc4 #f the day of wrath shall come upon them as a whirlwind4 #cb1 #cc4 ,sec4 #hg4 concerning the wars that shall come to pass1 beginning at ,south ,carolina4 #hh4 #gi the wars and perplexities of nations4 #ig4 #ba-bd the ,lord's scourge shall pass over by night and by day4 #aja4 #ad mine indignation is soon to be poured out upon all nations4 #hi4 #ajc4 #b on whom ,i will pour out my wrath without measure4 #aab4 #bd vengeance cometh speedily on the inhabitants of the earth4 #be1 #bf4 #acj4 #ab the beginning of the wars of the latter times to be in ,south ,carolina4 #acc4 #b the ,lord shall come down with a curse to judgment4 #acf4 #ce now cometh the day of their calamity4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #bj4 the blood of the righteous to be shed in the meridian of time1 in the days of wickedness and vengeance4 #ba4 the ,lord to come in the last days1 in the days of wickedness and vengeance4 ,the earth shall rest2 but before that day there shall be great tribulations among men4 #bb4 ,enoch saw the coming of the ,son of man in the last days1 but1 before that day1 he saw great tribulation among the wicked4 ,he saw that the sea was troubled1 and men's hearts failed them with fear for the judgment of ,almighty ,god4 #ch4 the abomination of desolation spoken of by ,daniel the prophet1 before the destruction of ,jerusalem4 #ci4 before the coming of the ,son of ,man in the last days1 nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 there shall be famine1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in divers places4 ,the ,gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all nations1 for a witness1 and again shall the abomination of desolation spoken of by ,daniel the prophet be fulfilled4 ,see ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 ,july #b1 #ahci4 ,may #ah1 #ahdc4 ,o4 ,spencer's ,letters to ,rev4 ,wm4 ,crowel1 ,no4 #aa4 ,p4 ,p4 ,pratt's ,voice of ,warning4 ,,miracles4 ,to mortal man the creation of the earth was a mysterious1 miraculous work4 ,god said let there be light and there was light4 ,to the uninspired the production of that light remains a supernatural manifestation of power4 ,from that time to this the ,creator has been the same wonder working ,god4 ,the ,mosaic dispensation opened up with mighty miracles in the land of ,egypt4 ,to ,israel1 for fifteen hundred years1 the ,lord ,god was a ,god of miracles4 ,nicodemus1 a ruler of the ,jews1 well understood the power of the ,priesthood as manifested in the history of his fathers1 when he said to ,jesus1 ,no man can do these miracles that thou doest1 except ,god be with him2 ,john #c4 #b4 ,the ,jews had faith in miracles as a witness that a man was sent of ,god4 ,many of the people believed on him1 and said1 when ,christ cometh1 will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done8 #g4 #ca4 ,the ,gospel dispensation1 like the ,mosaic1 which preceded it1 was one of miraculous manifestations4 ,when ,jesus sent out his disciples to preach the ,gospel he said to them1 ,heal the sick1 cleanse the lepers1 raise the dead1 cast out devils2 freely ye have received1 freely give2 ,matt4 #aj4 #h4 ,the ,book of ,mormon evidences that the ,mosaic dispensation1 among the ,nephites1 was also one of miraculous manifestations4 ,the ,gospel dispensation1 among them1 was preceded and ushered in1 by miraculous wonders which involved the destruction of the wicked1 and increased the knowledge and faith of those who had the testimony of ,jesus4 ,we have the testimony of the writings of ,moses1 of the prophets1 of ancient ,israel on both continents1 of both ,gospel dispensations as recorded in the ,new ,testament and ,book of ,mormon1 that the ,god of ,israel1 and of former day saints1 was a ,god of miracles1 of signs1 and wonders4 ,we have the testimony of many thousands of ,latter-day ,saints1 that ,god manifests himself to them as he did to his people anciently4 ,the ,revelation of ,st4 ,john assures us1 that there will be many miraculous manifestations of the power of ,god in the last days4 ,the sacred records everywhere evidence1 that ,god is a ,god of miracles4 ,no people can claim to be saints of the ,most ,high without the testimony of miracles4 ,at the same time there may be miraculous manifestations that are not of ,god1 for in the latter times one of the beasts which ,john saw1 will have power to do great wonders and deceive them that dwell on the earth2 ,rev4 #ac4 #ac1 #ad4 ,john also saw the spirits of devils working miracles2 #af4 #ad4 ,the magicians worked miracles in common with ,moses and ,aaron1 but ,aaron's rod swallowed up their rod4 ,thus it will ever be4 ,the devil may have great power over the elements1 and over the hearts of men1 but the ,lord will come off conqueror4 ,the elect will never be deceived for they will discern the difference between the two powers4 ,whoever is sent of ,god will work miracles in the name of ,jesus1 and no man can work miracles in the name of ,jesus1 ,save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity2 #c ,nephi #h4 #a-c4 ,there are two classes of miracles4 ,one1 manifesting the power of ,god in the destruction of the wicked1 the other a means of preserving1 blessing1 and confirming the saints in the faith4 ,if there be no faith ,god can do no miracles2 ,ether #ab4 #ab4 ,the apostle ,paul declared that the power to work miracles was one of the gifts of the ,holy ,spirit2 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #aj4 ,hence we may conclude that this gift will be ever manifest where the ,holy ,ghost is conferred by the authority of the ,holy ,priesthood4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #ae4 #ag a smoking furnace and a burning lamp passed between the pieces4 #ai4 #aa the men of ,sodom smitten with blindness4 #bd1 #be the ,lord destroyed the cities of the plain4 #bf ,lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt4 ,exo4 #c4 #b the angel appeared to ,moses in a burning bush4 #d4 #c ,moses' rod transformed into a serpent4 #f ,moses' hand became leprous4 ,chapters #g-ab a history of the wonders which the ,lord wrought1 in the deliverance of ,israel out of ,egypt4 #ac4 #ba1 #bb the ,lord went before ,israel in a pillar of a cloud by day4 #ad4 #ai1 #bj the pillar of a cloud covered the ,egyptians with darkness4 #ba-cj ,israel passed through the ,red ,sea1 but the ,egyptians were destroyed4 #ae4 #be the waters of ,marah sweetened4 #af4 #aj the glory of the ,lord appeared in a cloud4 #ac-ae ,israel fed on quails and manna4 #bc1 #bd a double quantity of manna sent for the ,sabbath4 #ag4 #f water brought forth from the rock in ,horeb4 #ai4 #af thunderings and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mount4 #ah ,mount ,sinai was altogether on a smoke4 #bd4 #ae1 #af a cloud covered the mount six days4 #ag the sight of the glory of the ,lord was like devouring fire4 #ah ,moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights4 #cd4 #bh ,moses was in the mount forty days without food4 ,deut4 #i4 #ah4 #dj4 #cd a cloud covered the tent of the congregation4 #ch the cloud of the ,lord was on the tabernacle by day1 and fire by night4 ,lev4 #aj4 #a1 #b ,nadab and ,abihu destroyed4 ,num4 #c4 #d4 ,num4 #aa4 #a-c the fire of the ,lord burnt among ,israel4 #ca-cc quails sent into the camp of ,israel and a great plague4 #ab4 #aj ,miriam struck with leprosy4 #ad1 #ae healed of leprosy4 #ad4 #cg the spies who brought an evil report died of a plague4 #af4 #af-ce ,korah and company destroyed4 ,chap4 #bf4 #aj4 #df-ej the ,lord sent a plague among the congregation4 #ag4 #h the rod for the tribe of ,levi budded4 #bj4 #aa ,moses smote the rock and the water came out4 #ba4 #f-i the plague of fiery serpents4 #bb4 #bh the ,lord opened the mouth of ,baalam's ass4 #b ,peter #b4 #af4 #be4 #i #bd1jjj of ,israel destroyed by a plague4 ,deut4 #bi4 #e the clothes of ,israel did not grow old4 #ca4 #ae the ,lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud4 ,josh4 #c4 #ad-ag the waters of ,jordan divided and ,israel passed through4 #f4 #bj the walls of ,jericho fell down4 #g4 #ad-ba the theft of ,achan discovered4 #aj4 #aa the enemies of ,israel destroyed by hailstones4 #ab-ad the sun stood still and the moon stayed4 ,judges #f4 #ba fire consumed the flesh and unleavened bread of ,gideon4 #cf-dj the sign given by a fleece of wool4 #g4 #f1 #g three hundred of ,gideon's men lapped water4 #ad4 #e1 #f ,samson slew a lion4 #ai4 #ae4 #ad the cords on the arms of ,samson became as flax burnt with fire4 #ae ,samson slew a thousand ,philistines with the jaw bone of an ass4 #ai water came out of the jaw-bone for ,samson4 #af4 #bi1 #cj ,samson slew many ,philistines at the time of his death4 #a ,sam4 #e4 #d ,dagon falls and is broken before the ark of ,god4 #f1 #g the men of ,ashdod smitten on account of the ark4 #i-ab the cities of ,gath and ,ekron smitten on account of the ark4 #bh4 #aa-ad the witch of ,endor brought up ,samuel4 #b ,sam4 #f4 #g the ,lord smote ,uzziah for taking hold of the ark4 #bd4 #ab-be the ,lord sent a pestilence on ,israel1 which destroyed seventy thousand men4 #a ,chron4 #ba4 #ad4 #a ,kings #h4 #aa the glory of the ,lord had filled the house4 #b ,chron4 #e4 #ac1 #ad4 #ac4 #d-f ,jeroboam's hand dried up and restored again4 #bd a prophet slain by a lion1 for disobedience4 #ag4 #f ,elijah fed by ravens1 #ad-af the widow's barrel of meal and cruise of oil that did not fail by using4 #ba1 #bb the widow's child brought to life4 #ah4 #ch the fire of the ,lord consumed ,elijah's offering4 #da-df rain came in answer to the prayer of ,elijah4 #ai4 #f-h ,elijah fed by an angel1 after which he fasted forty days4 #bj4 #ce1 #cf a man slain by a lion for not obeying a prophet4 #bb4 #bj-bc the ,lord put a lying spirit into the prophets of ,ahab4 #b ,kings4 #a4 #i-ad two companies1 of fifty men each1 destroyed by fire4 #b4 #h the waters of ,jordan divided1 and ,elijah passed through4 #aa ,elijah went up in a chariot with horses of fire4 #ad ,elisha smote the waters of ,jordan with the mantle of ,elijah4 #bj-bb the waters of ,jericho healed by ,elisha4 #bc1 #bd forty-two children torn by bears1 because they mocked ,elisha4 #c4 #af-bj the armies of ,israel and ,edom supplied with water4 #d4 #a-g the widow's pot of oil increased1 so as to pay the debts of her husband4 #cb-cg the son of the ,shumanite brought to life #ch-da the poison removed from the pot of pottage4 #db-dd one hundred men miraculously fed4 #e4 #ad ,naaman healed of leprosy by washing in ,jordan4 #bg the servant of ,elisha cursed with the leprosy of ,naaman4 #f4 #e-g an axe floats in the water4 #ag the servant of ,elisha saw horses and chariots of fire4 #ah the ,syrians smitten with blindness4 #ac4 #ba a dead man raised by coming in contact with the bones of ,elisha4 #ai4 #ce an angel of the ,lord smote the ,assyrians4 #b ,chron4 #cb4 #ba4 #bj4 #aa the shadow went back ten degrees on the dial of ,ahaz4 #b ,chron4 #g4 #a fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice4 #bj4 #bc1 #bd the ,lord destroyed a great army in defence of ,judah4 #ba4 #ad-ai ,jehoram smitten with disease of the bowels4 #bf4 #ai king of ,judah struck with leprosy for burning incense4 ,job #a4 #af the fire of ,god hath burned up the sheep and servants4 ,dan4 #c4 #ac-bg the three ,israelites delivered from the fiery furnace4 #f4 #af-bd ,daniel delivered from the den of lions4 ,matt4 #h4 #b1 #c leper healed4 #ac centurion's servant healed4 #ad1 #ae ,jesus healed ,peter's wife's mother4 #bf ,jesus rebuked the winds and the sea4 #bh-cd devils entered into the herd of swine4 #i4 #b-h a man sick with palsy1 healed4 #bj-bb a woman healed of an issue of blood4 #bc-be the ruler's daughter raised from the dead4 #bg-ca blind man healed4 #cb-cd devil cast out4 #ab4 #ac withered hand restored4 #ae the multitudes healed4 #bb blind and dumb lunatic healed4 #ad4 #ad ,jesus healed the sick of the multitude4 #ag-ba the multitude fed on five loaves and two fishes4 #be-bg ,jesus walked on the water4 #cf as many as touched the hem of ,jesus' garment were healed4 #ae4 #bh the ,canaanitish woman's daughter healed4 #cj1 #ca ,jesus healed some blind and dumb of the multitude4 #ce-ch the multitude fed on seven loaves and a few fishes4 #ag4 #ad-ah ,jesus cures a lunatic4 #bg tribute money taken from a fish4 #bj4 #cj-cd two blind men restored to sight4 #ba4 #ad ,jesus healed the blind and lame in the temple4 #ai the fig tree cursed4 #bg4 #de three hours of darkness at the crucifixion4 #ea vail of the temple rent4 #bh4 #b a great earthquake4 ,mark #a4 #bc-bf unclean spirit rebuked4 #d4 #ci ,jesus rebuked the wind and the sea4 #g4 #cb-ce the deaf man healed and his speech restored4 #h4 #bb-be blind man received his sight4 ,luke #a4 #bj-bb ,zacharias struck dumb4 #b4 #i the glory of the ,lord shone round about them4 #g4 #aj centurion's servant healed4 #ad1 #ae widow's son raised from the dead4 #ba many cured of their infirmities and plagues4 #ac4 #aa-ac the woman healed of a spirit of infirmity4 #ad4 #b-d man healed of the dropsy4 #ag4 #ab-ad ten lepers healed4 ,john #b4 #f-aj water turned into wine4 #d4 #di-ec nobleman's son healed4 #e4 #h1 #i the impotent man healed4 #i4 #f1 #g the blind man healed by washing in the pool of ,siloam4 #aa4 #dc1 #dd ,lazarus raised from the dead4 ,acts #c4 #f-h a lame man healed4 #e4 #c1 #aj ,ananias and wife killed for lying4 #ae1 #af the sick of the multitude healed4 #ah1 #ai an angel delivered the apostles from prison4 #h4 #g unclean spirits cast out1 and many healed4 #i4 #a-h miraculous conversion of ,saul4 #ag1 #ah ,saul receives his sight4 ,chap4 #bb4 #ac4 #cd ,eneas healed of the palsy4 #dj1 #da ,dorcas raised from the dead4 #ab4 #g-aj ,peter delivered from prison by an angel4 #ba-bc ,herod smitten by an angel4 #ad4 #h-aj impotent man healed by ,paul4 #af4 #af-ah ,paul cast the spirit of divination out of a damsel4 #bf-cj ,paul and ,silas delivered from prison4 #ai4 #aa1 #ab many miracles wrought by ,paul4 #bj4 #aj-ab the young man restored who fell from an upper window4 #bh4 #c-e ,paul received no injury from a viper on his hand4 #h ,paul heals the father of ,publius4 #i4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #a4 #f a pillar of fire appeared before ,lehi4 #af4 #aj the ,lord prepared a director to guide ,lehi in his travels4 #ag4 #de the ,lord spake to the brothers of ,nephi and the earth shook4 #eb-ee the brothers of ,nephi dare not touch him for many days4 #ah4 #ab after ,nephi was bound the compass ceased to work4 #ba compass worked in the hands of ,nephi4 ,through prayer the storm ceased4 ,mos4 #bg4 #aa the angel of the ,lord spake to ,alma and the earth shook4 ,alma #cf4 #g4 #ai ,alma became dumb4 ,alma #cf4 #aj4 ,alma #h4 #ca ,alma and ,amulek could not be slain4 #ad4 #bf-bi ,alma and ,amulek delivered from prison4 #ae4 #f-aa ,zeezrom healed through the ministration of ,alma4 #ag4 #cf-ci through a miraculous manifestation of strength1 ,ammon saved the flocks of ,lamoni4 #ah4 #db ,king ,lamoni overcome by the power of ,god4 #ai4 #a-ab miraculous conversion of ,lamoni4 #ac-cb account of the conversion of the servants and wife of ,lamoni4 #bb4 #ag-be miraculous conversion of the king of the land of ,nephi4 ,hel4 #e4 #bj-eb ,nephi and ,lehi delivered from prison4 ,chap4 #i4 miraculous manifestations connected with the murder of the chief judge4 #af4 #f1 #g miraculous preservation of the prophet ,samuel4 #c ,nephi1 ,chapters #h1 #i and #aj4 an account of the destruction of the wicked on the ,american continent1 at the death of ,christ4 #ai4 #be the countenance and garments of ,jesus exceeding white4 #bj4 #c-g miraculous furnishing of bread and wine for sacrament4 #bf4 #ad-af tongues of the ,nephite children loosed4 #ah many saw and heard remarkable things4 ,chap4 #bh4 account of the three ,nephite disciples who were to remain on the earth4 #d ,nephi #a4 #cj the disciples delivered from prison4 ,ether #c4 #a-f the ,lord prepared stones to give light in the ,jaredite vessels4 #h-af the brother of ,jared saw the ,lord4 ,,records ,,of ,,the ,,jaredites4 ,the book of ,ether1 now forming a part of the ,book of ,mormon1 is an abridgment of the original book of ,ether1 the last historian of the ,jaredites4 ,it was written by ,moroni1 during the period of thirty-six years1 between the destruction of his people at the great battle of ,cumorah1 ,a4 ,c4 #chd1 and the time of closing up the ,nephite records1 about ,a4 ,c4 #dba4 ,at the time of writing it1 approximately one thousand years had passed away since the people1 of whom it gives a short account1 were destroyed by a civil war which was carried to the extreme of extermination4 ,the account occupies about thirty-eight pages of the present edition of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,it can only be considered an outline sketch of a people who occupied ,north ,america1 probably a little over sixteen hundred years4 ,the ,lord told the brother of ,jared1 the leader of this early ,american colony1 that ,there shall be none greater than the nation which ,i will raise up unto me of thy seed1 upon all the face of the earth2 ,ether #a4 #dc4 ,we cannot doubt but what this prophetic blessing of the ,lord upon them1 when they were about to commence their long and tedious journey from the tower of ,babel1 was amply fulfilled4 ,their history informs us that they1 in time1 occupied the continent from the ,isthmus of ,darien to the great lake on the north1 and that the states of their vast empire occupied the shores of both the eastern and western oceans4 ,moroni says1 ,i take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of ,limhi1 which is called the ,book of ,ether2 ,ether #a4 #b4 ,some account of the finding of these plates may be found in ,mos4 #h4 #h-aa4 ,chap4 #ba4 #be1 #bg4 ,the fact that these plates were called the ,book of ,ether1 after the last prophet and historian of the ,jaredites1 indicates that they were an abridgment from the general records of the ,jaredites4 ,the ,book of ,ether bears the same relation to the general ,jaredite records1 that the ,book of ,mormon does to those of the ,nephites4 ,moroni states that he gives only a part of the account of the ,jaredites from the tower down to their destruction2 ,ether #a4 #e4 ,at the completion of this record he says1 ,and the hundredth part ,i have not written2 #ae4 #cc4 ,from these statements it is evident that the ,book of ,ether1 written by ,moroni1 is a very limited abridgment of the record of ,ether contained on the twenty-four plates4 ,from the genealogy of ,ether1 given in the first chapter of the book1 we learn that he was the last of the royal line of the ,jaredites1 as well as their last historian4 ,in the days of the first ,nephite king1 called ,mosiah1 who reigned in the land of ,zarahemla1 there was a stone brought to the city of ,zarahemla1 on which was engraved a short account of the ,jaredites2 ,omni #a4 #bj-bb4 ,the twenty-four plates1 and this stone1 are the only original records of the ,jaredites of which we have any information4 ,moroni does not appear to have made any use of this stone record in writing his abridgment4 ,we are informed1 in the ,book of ,ether1 that the twenty-four plates contained the visions of the brother of ,jared2 #d4 #d-g4 ,therefore we may conclude1 that they are in the sealed portion of the plates from which the ,book of ,mormon was translated1 by ,joseph ,smith1 the ,seer4 ,there was1 evidently1 an original record from which ,ether wrote his account of the creation1 and the history of the world down to the tower4 ,probably this record is the one referred to by the daughter of king ,jared1 when she asked her father if he had not read the record which their fathers had brought across the great deep #h4 #i4 ,to the student who desires to dig deep1 to learn the inspired history of the earth and its inhabitants1 this short account of a great people1 who occupied ,north ,america from about one hundred and twenty-five years after the flood1 until some #fjj ,b4 ,c41 greatly increases the desire for further information concerning them4 ,,records ,,mentioned ,,in ,,the ,,bible1 ,,but ,,not ,,in ,,it4 ,gen4 #e4 #a the book of the generations of ,adam4 ,exo4 #bd4 #g the book of the covenant4 #cb4 #ae-ai tables of testimony written on both sides4 #cb and #cc the book which the ,lord had written4 ,num4 #ba4 #ad book of the wars of the ,lord4 ,josh4 #aj4 #ac written in the book of ,jasher4 #b ,sam4 #a1 #ah4 #a ,sam4 #aj4 #be the book in which the manner of the kingdom was written4 #a ,kings #d4 #cb1 #cc books containing three thousand proverbs1 a thousand and five songs1 a treatise on natural history and botany1 written by ,solomon4 #aa4 #da book of the ,acts of ,solomon4 #ad4 #ai book of the ,chronicles of the kings of ,israel4 #a ,chron4 #bi4 #bi the book of ,samuel the ,seer1 of ,nathan the prophet1 and of ,gad the ,seer4 #b ,chron4 #i4 #bi book of ,nathan the prophet1 the prophecy of ,ahijah1 the ,shilonite1 and in the visions of ,iddo the ,seer4 #ab4 #ae book of ,shemaiah the prophet and of ,iddo the ,seer concerning genealogies4 #ac4 #bb the story of the prophet ,iddo4 #bj4 #cd the book of ,jehu the son of ,hanani4 #bd4 #bg the story of the book of the kings4 #bf4 #bb the ,acts of ,uzziah1 written by ,isaiah1 son of ,amoz4 #bh4 #bf book of the kings of ,judah and ,israel4 #ce4 #bg4 ,chap4 #cf4 #h4 #cc4 #ah1 #ai life of ,manasseh1 the words of the ,seers that spake to him1 in the book of the kings of ,israel4 ,jer4 #cf4 #b the words which ,jeremiah wrote against ,israel and ,judah1 and all the nations1 in the roll of a book4 #ac the roll in which ,baruch1 the scribe1 wrote4 ,dan4 #bb4 #d the book that was sealed to the time of the end4 ,hab4 #b4 #b the vision that was made plain on tables4 ,mal4 #c4 #af the book of remembrance that was written for those that feared the ,lord4 ,luke4 #a4 #a many wrote concerning the faith of the early ,saints4 #a ,cor4 #e4 #i a third epistle to the ,corinthians2 we have only two4 ,philip #d4 #c the book of life4 ,rev4 #ac4 #h4 ,chap4 #bj4 #ab4 ,col4 #d4 #af read the epistle from ,laodicea4 #b ,tim4 #d4 #ac books and parchments left at ,troas4 ,jude #c a second epistle of ,jude2 we have but one4 #ad the prophecy of ,enoch4 ,rev4 #a4 #aa the book sent to the seven churches of ,asia4 #e4 #a a book sealed with seven seals4 #aj4 #b little book which a mighty angel had in his hand4 #bj4 #ab the books out of which the dead will be judged4 ,,records ,,of ,,the ,,nephites4 ,the record of first importance to the ,nephites was that of the plates of brass1 which was taken from the treasury of ,laban by ,nephi4 ,it contained the five books of ,moses1 the history of the ,jews down to the reign of ,zedekiah1 and a genealogy of the family of ,lehi4 ,this record was invaluable to the ,jewish-,american colony as a means of perpetuating the religion1 customs and civilization of their fathers4 ,lehi prophesied1 in his first camp in the wilderness1 ,that these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations1 kindreds1 tongues1 and people who were of his seed2 #a ,nephi #e4 #ah4 ,he further said ,that these plates of brass should never perish2 neither should they be dimmed any more by time2 verse #ai4 ,nearly two thousand five hundred years have passed away since this prophecy of ,lehi's was recorded1 and we are assured that these plates of brass are well preserved1 and are yet to come forth to all the tribes and peoples of the aboriginal ,american race1 and to all the race of ,lehi who may be scattered on the islands of the sea4 ,this record1 on brass plates1 was written in the ,egyptian language2 ,mos4 #a4 #d4 ,it appears to have borne the same relationship to the ,nephites1 that the ,bible has to ,christian nations1 and to have been not only their guide in religion1 but also the foundation of their ethics and jurisprudence4 ,from the first1 ,nephi was strongly impressed with the importance of keeping a faithful record of his people4 ,he says in the beginning of his first book1 ,i make a record in the language of my father1 which consists of the learning of the ,jews1 and the language of the ,egyptians2 #a4 #b4 ,the ,egyptian language must have had about the same relation to the ,jews1 that the ,latin has to modern ,christian nations4 ,the purpose of the ,lord1 in inspiring ,nephi to make ample preparations for keeping a record of his people1 was gradually developed to him1 for he says in #i4 #e1 of his first book1 ,the ,lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him2 which purpose ,i know not4 ,the importance of the future record of his people was afterwards shown him in vision3 ,for behold1 saith the ,lamb1 ,i will manifest myself unto thy seed1 that they shall write many things which ,i shall minister unto them1 which shall be plain and precious2 and after thy seed shall be destroyed1 and dwindle in unbelief1 and also the seed of thy brethren2 behold1 these things shall be hid up1 to come forth unto the ,gentiles1 by the gift and power of the ,lamb2 #ac4 #ce4 ,the remainder of this chapter further explains this subject4 ,by reading the third chapter of #b ,nephi1 we learn that this subject had become well developed in the mind of ,lehi before his death4 ,joseph1 who was sold into ,egypt1 had left on record a remarkable prophecy--which was probably engraven on the plates of brass--that the writing of the fruit of his loins 7the ,book of ,mormon71 and the writing of the fruit of the loins of ,judah 7the ,bible71 should not only be joined together in the latter days1 but that a great ,seer should be raised up who should write the writing of the fruit of his loins for the benefit of his brethren4 ,such a plain description is given of things connected with this ,seer1 that we are perfectly safe in concluding that he and ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 are identical4 ,from this time1 during the existence of the ,nephites1 the coming forth of their record to the ,lamanites1 and to their own posterity in the latter times1 was ever associated in the minds of the faithful1 with the ,seer whom the ,lord should raise up to bring them forth4 ,both were the subject of their earnest prayers1 and called forth the exercise of a living faith2 ,mormon1 #h4 #be4 ,the history of the ,nephite-,american colony commences with their leaving ,jerusalem1 #fjj ,b4 ,c42 #a ,nephi #aj4 #d1 and closed when ,moroni finished the record1 from which the ,book of ,mormon was translated1 and hid it up in the hill ,cumorah1 ,a4 ,c4 #dba2 a period of one thousand and twenty-one years4 ,when ,lehi and his colony left ,jerusalem1 the renowned city of ,babylon was in the height of its glory1 and the city of ,rome had been founded only one hundred and fifty years4 ,the importance of the ,book of ,mormon1 as a history1 will be recognized by the fact that it is the only history of the western hemisphere1 known to the world1 for the long period of thirty-eight hundred years between ,noah's flood1 and the discovery of ,america by ,christopher ,columbus1 in #adib4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #c4 #c the record of ,laban4 #d1 #ac1 #ai1 #bf4 ,chap4 #d4 #aj-bg4 #e4 #aa-ac the record contained the five books of ,moses1 and a history of ,jews4 #af4 #ba1 #bb the records on the plates of brass very desirable4 ,chap4 #f4 #a-f4 #i4 #b-d one set of plates for sacred things1 the other historical ,chap4 #ai4 #a-f4 #ac4 #bc the record that proceedeth out of the mouth of a ,jew4 #be1 #ch1 #dj1 #da4 #ad4 #ah-cj concerning the writings of the apostle ,john1 and of ,nephi4 #b ,nephi #c4 #ab the writings of ,judah and ,joseph to grow together4 #e4 #ab ,nephi took with him1 into the wilderness1 the record on the plates of brass4 #cj-cc4 #be4 #ah the ,lord will bring forth his word to the ,jews4 #ah-bc4 #bf4 #ag the things done among them shall be written and sealed up4 #bg4 #g in the book shall be a revelation from ,god1 from the beginning4 #aj-bi4 #bi4 #b my words shall hiss forth to the ends of the earth4 #h1 #aj-ad4 #cj4 #c the book written to be carried forth to the seed of ,nephi4 ,chap4 #ca4 #a1 #b4 ,jacob #d4 #a-c4 ,enos #a4 #ac ,enos prayed that a record might be preserved to come forth to the ,lamanites4 #ad1 #af-ah4 ,jarom #a4 #b the small plates written for the benefit of the ,lamanites4 ,omni #a4 #ag the people of ,zarahemla had no records4 #ah4 ,words of ,mormon #a4 #a1 #b many years after the coming of ,christ1 ,mormon delivered the records to ,moroni1 and wrote these ,words4 ,mos4 #b4 #cd the people of ,mosiah taught concerning the records on the plates of brass4 #h4 #e ,limhi caused the records of his people to be brought to ,ammon4 #i the people of ,limhi discovered the records of the ,jaredites4 #aj-ai4 ,chap4 #ba4 #bg4 #ab4 #h leave a record which ,i will preserve for other nations4 ,chap4 #bb4 #ad4 #be4 #e1 #f the record of ,zeniff and of ,alma4 #bh4 #aj-bj4 ,alma #bb4 #ab1 #ac ,alma expounded the scriptures from the creation4 #bc4 #e4 ,chap4 #cc4 #ab-ae4 #cg4 #a-f ,alma prophesied that the records1 containing holy writ1 should retain their brightness4 #g-bg4 ,chap4 #de4 #b4 ,hel4 #c4 #ac-af many particular and large records kept by the ,nephites4 #c ,nephi #e4 #h-ah ,mormon explains concerning the abridgment of the records of his people4 #bf4 #g the plates of ,nephi contain the more part of what ,christ taught4 #aa4 #bg4 #bc-bg things not forbidden to be written4 ,all things written by the ,father4 #d ,nephi #a4 #ai1 #bj ,amos kept the records eighty-four years4 #ba4 #dh4 #di ,ammaron hid up the sacred records in the earth4 ,mormon #a4 #a ,mormon makes a record and calls it the ,book of ,mormon4 #b-e4 ,chap4 #b4 #ag1 #ah4 #g4 #h the ,jewish records to go from the ,gentiles to the remnants4 ,chap4 #h4 #e1 #ab1 #ad1 #ae4 #h4 #be their prayers were in behalf of him who should bring these things forth4 #i4 #cb1 #cc record written in the reformed ,egyptian4 #cd4 ,ether #a4 #c the record of ,ether speaks of the creation4 #d-f ,moroni gives only a partial account of the ,jaredites4 #c4 #ba-bd the brother of ,jared commanded to write what he had seen and heard4 #d4 #a the things written by the brother of ,jared not to be revealed until ,christ should come4 #c-g1 #af4 #e4 #a touch not the things sealed up4 #c1 #d these things shall be established by the mouth of three witnesses4 #ae4 #cc ,ether hid the record so that the people of ,limhi found it4 ,moroni #a4 #a-d ,moroni only wrote an abridgment of ,jaredite history4 #i4 #bd4 ,chap4 #aj4 #b4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #a4 #bi after having received the records of the ,nephites4 #c4 #ai4 ,sec4 #e4 #a1 #c1 #d1 #aa1 #bf1 #cj4 #f4 #bf records kept back because of the wickedness of the people4 #h4 #a shall receive a knowledge concerning ancient records4 #i4 #a4 #aj4 #a because you have given up those records you had power to translate4 #ch-db4 #dd-di the prayers of the ancient ,saints answered1 in the bringing forth of the ,book of ,mormon4 ,sec4 #aa4 #bb4 ,sec4 #ag4 #a-c4 #bj4 #ce these things are true and according to the revelations of ,john4 #ba4 #a ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 to be called a ,seer1 a translator4 #bd4 #a ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 called and chosen to write the ,book of ,mormon4 ,sec4 #bh4 #g4 #db4 #ab ,bible and ,book of ,mormon contain the fulness of the ,gospel4 #ae4 #ic4 #f the fulness of ,john's record hereafter to be revealed4 #ajg4 #eg written in the book of ,enoch4 ,sec4 #abh4 the dead to be judged from the books4 ,things that have never been revealed shall be revealed in the dispensation of the fulness of times4 #bj ,moroni declaring the fulfilment of the prophets--the book to be revealed4 #ace4 #c the books brought forth by ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun4 ,see ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #af1 page #dg4 ,prest4 ,b4 ,young1 ,farmington1 ,june #ag1 #ahgg1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ai4 page #cf4 ,,visions ,,and ,,dreams4 ,surely the ,lord ,god will do nothing1 but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets2 ,amos #c4 #g4 ,where there is no vision the people perish2 ,prov4 #bi4 #ah4 ,by visions and dreams the ,lord has made known his will to his people1 in every dispensation of the ,priesthood4 ,this method of communicating information1 in its operations1 is beyond the comprehension of our natural powers1 and1 for this reason1 ranks among the supernatural4 ,in the past1 the ,lord has made known to his prophets many of the important events that were to become history1 down through the centuries of coming time4 ,in the writings of ,moses1 as revealed to ,joseph1 the ,seer1 we have an account of wonderful things1 made known in this way1 to the prophet ,enoch1 who lived several hundred years before ,noah's flood4 ,he says3 ,as ,i was journeying1 and stood in the place ,mahujah1 and cried unto the ,lord1 there came a voice out of heaven1 saying1 ,turn ye1 and get ye upon the mount ,simeon4 ,and it came to pass that ,i turned and went up on the mount2 and as ,i stood upon the mount1 ,i beheld the heavens open1 and ,i was clothed upon with glory1 and ,i saw the ,lord2 and he stood before my face1 and he talked with me1 even as a man talketh one with another1 face to face2 and he said unto me1 ,look1 and ,i will show unto thee the world for the space of many generations4 ,when we reflect that this great prophet lived nearly five thousand years ago1 and that the ,lord revealed to him the great events that were to take place on the earth until the coming of ,christ in the latter-days1 it will give us some little comprehension of the wonderful and great things revealed to him4 ,the account of this is in ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #ag-bb4 ,the ,book of ,mormon gives us a short account of another prophet1 the brother of ,jared1 who lived about one hundred years after the flood4 ,the ,lord ,shewed unto the brother of ,jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been1 and also all that would be2 and he withheld them not from his sight1 even unto the ends of the earth2 ,for he had said unto him in times before1 ,that if he would believe in him1 that he could shew unto him all things--it should be shewn unto him2 therefore the ,lord could not withhold anything from him1 for he knew that the ,lord could shew him all things4 ,we have no account of any greater vision than this which the brother of ,jared had4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,write these things and seal them up1 and ,i will shew them in mine own due time unto the children of men2 ,ether #c4 #b-bg4 ,thus we learn from the twenty-seventh verse1 that all the great things which pertain to the history of man1 from the beginning unto the end of the earth1 are yet to be revealed1 through the record of the brother of ,jared1 to all who are prepared to receive them4 ,lehi1 the head of the first ,jewish colony to ,america1 was commanded by the ,lord1 in a dream1 to leave ,jerusalem1 take his family and go into the wilderness1 preparatory to going to a strange land2 #a ,nephi #b4 #b2 verse #d proves his supreme faith in this dream3 ,and it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness4 ,and he left his house1 and the land of his inheritance1 and his gold1 and his silver1 and his precious things1 and took nothing with him1 save it were his family1 and provisions1 and tents1 and departed into the wilderness4 ,this great patriarch1 on other occasions1 showed his faith in dreams and visions4 ,in these ways the ,lord revealed many great things to him and his son ,nephi4 ,the ,mosaic dispensation opened by an angel of the ,lord appearing unto ,moses in a flame of fire ,out of the midst of a bush2 ,exo4 #c4 #b4 ,the ,old ,testament gives an account of many visions and dreams1 but perhaps the most important of the latter is the dream of ,nebuchadnezzar1 which was interpreted by the prophet ,daniel2 ,dan4 #b4 ,it is now over twenty-four hundred years since the king of ,babylon had that dream1 and its fulfilment can be traced in the history of the world down through all these centuries4 ,the last great event1 shown in this dream1 was1 that in the latter times the ,god of heaven would set up a kingdom which would break down other kingdoms and stand forever4 ,this is the kingdom that it was the mission of ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 to establish1 and which the ,latter-day ,saints are laboring to build up4 ,dreams characterized the opening up of the ,new ,testament dispensation4 ,after the birth of our ,savior the wise men1 who came from the east to see him1 were warned to disobey the command of the wicked king ,herod1 who sought the life of the young child4 ,the reputed father of the child1 ,joseph1 was warned in a dream to take the child and its mother and flee into ,egypt for the same reason4 ,when ,herod was dead1 ,joseph was warned in a dream to take the child and its mother and return into the land of ,israel4 ,this great latter-day dispensation was opened up by a vision4 ,when ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 was a lad1 in his fifteenth year1 he retired to a secret place to ask the ,lord to direct him and give him wisdom4 ,when he kneeled down to offer up the desires of his heart to ,god1 he was nearly overcome by the powers of darkness4 ,he says1 in the narrative of his life written by himself1 ,just at this moment of great alarm1 ,i saw a pillar of light exactly over my head1 above the brightness of the sun1 which descended gradually until it fell upon me4 ,it no sooner appeared than ,i found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound4 ,when the light rested upon me1 ,i saw two personages1 whose brightness and glory defy all description1 standing above me in the air4 ,one of them spake unto me1 calling me by name1 and said 7pointing to the other71 ,,this ,,is ,,my ,,beloved ,,son1 ,,hear ,,him4 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #dg4 ,an account of one of the most remarkable visions of this dispensation1 is recorded in ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #gf4 ,the narrative commences as follows3 ,we1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,sidney ,rigdon1 being in the ,spirit on the sixteenth of ,february1 in the year of our ,lord1 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two1 by the power of the ,spirit our eyes were opened and our understandings were enlightened1 so as to see and understand the things of ,god--even those things which were from the beginning before the world was1 which were ordained of the ,father1 through his ,only ,begotten ,son1 who was in the bosom of the ,father1 even from the beginning1 of whom we bear record1 and the record which we bear is the fulness of the ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 who is the ,son1 whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision2 verses #aa-ad4 ,in ,joseph ,smith's first vision1 ,god the ,father bore testimony of ,jesus ,christ his ,son4 ,in this last vision1 the ,son appeared to ,joseph ,smith and ,sidney ,rigdon1 and revealed to them many great and glorious truths concerning the resurrection1 and the final reward of all men according to their works4 ,the account of the vision will repay much careful study4 ,the ,lord said1 through his prophet ,joel1 speaking of the times when ,israel should be gathered in the latter days1 ,i will pour out my ,spirit upon all flesh2 and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy1 your old men shall dream dreams1 your young men shall see visions2 #b4 #bh4 ,thousands of ,latter-day ,saints can testify that this prophecy is being fulfilled1 and that dreams and visions characterize this as they have all former dispensations of the ,priesthood4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #ae4 #ab a horror of great darkness fell on ,abraham4 #bj4 #c ,god came to ,abimelech in a dream by night4 #f4 #bh4 #ab-ae ,jacob's dream in ,bethel4 #ca4 #aj-ab ,jacob's dream of the speckled cattle4 #bd ,god appeared to ,laban4 #cg4 #e-h ,joseph's dream of the sheaves4 #i4 #aj ,joseph's dream of the sun1 moon and stars4 #dj4 #e-ai the dreams of ,pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker4 #da4 #a-cb ,pharaoh's dreams and ,joseph's interpretation4 #df4 #b ,god spake to ,jacob in the visions of the night4 #b ,sam4 #g4 #ag according to all this vision did ,nathan speak to ,david4 #a ,kings #c4 #e-ad ,solomon's dream in which he asks the ,lord for wisdom4 #i4 #b the ,lord appeared to ,solomon in a dream1 as he had appeared unto him at ,gibeon4 #bb4 #ai-bb ,micah's vision of the lying spirit4 ,job #d4 #ab1 #ac was secretly brought to me from the visions of the night4 ,jer4 #a4 #aa-af visions of a rod1 and of a seething pot4 ,ezek4 #a4 vision of four living creatures4 #b4 #i1 #aj the visions of the roll of a book4 #c4 #bb1 #bc a vision of the glory of the ,lord4 ,chap4 #h4 vision of the glory of the ,lord and of the rebelliousness of ,judah4 ,chap4 #i4 vision of the destruction of the wicked and of the preservation of the righteous in ,jerusalem4 ,chap4 #aj4 vision of the coals of fire scattered over ,jerusalem and of living creatures which ,ezekiel had before seen by the river ,chebar4 #aa4 #bb vision of the ,cherubim4 #bc vision of the glory of the ,lord departing from ,jerusalem4 #bd1 #be ,ezekiel in vision was carried by the ,spirit into ,chaldea4 #cg4 #a-aj vision of dry bones1 their coming together and being covered with flesh and filled with life4 ,chap4 #dj4 and remainder of ,ezekiel is probably a vision of ,jerusalem during the ,millennium4 ,dan4 #d4 ,nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree4 ,chap4 #e4 the handwriting on the wall of the palace of ,belshazzar4 ,chap4 #g4 ,daniel's vision of the four beasts1 and of the sitting of the ,ancient of days4 ,chap4 #h4 ,daniel's vision of the ram and the goat4 ,hab4 #b4 #b1 #c write the vision and make it plain upon tables4 ,zech4 #a4 #h-aa the vision of the horses among the myrtle trees4 #ah-ba visions of the horns and carpenters4 #b4 #a1 #b vision of the measuring line4 ,chap4 #d4 vision of the golden candlestick4 ,chap4 #e4 vision of the flying roll4 #f4 #a-h of the four chariots4 ,matt4 #a4 #bj an angel appeared to ,joseph in a dream4 ,luke #a4 #e-ai ,gabriel promised ,zacharias that his wife ,elizabeth should have a son named ,john4 ,acts #i4 #ab ,saul's vision of ,ananias4 #aj4 #aj-af ,peter's vision of all manner of beasts4 #aa4 #e-aj4 #cj-cb ,cornelius' vision of a man in bright clothing4 #af4 #i ,paul's vision of a man from ,macedonia wanting help4 #ah4 #i1 #aj the ,lord appeared to ,paul in a vision4 #bb4 #ag-ba ,paul had a trance in the temple4 ,rev4 #a4 #ab-ah vision of the seven golden candlesticks4 ,chap4 #d4 vision of the throne of ,god1 of twenty-four elders and of four beasts4 ,chap4 #e4 the book sealed with seven seals4 ,chap4 #f4 the opening of the seven seals4 ,chap4 #g4 #add1jjj of the tribes of ,israel sealed in their foreheads1 an innumerable multitude stood before the throne4 ,chap4 #h4 the opening of the seventh seal and the plagues that follow4 ,chap4 #i4 opening of the bottomless pit1 the plague of locusts2 other woes follow4 ,chap4 #aj4 the book which ,john is commanded to eat4 ,chap4 #aa4 vision of two witnesses who shall be slain and rise after three days4 ,the seventh trumpet sounds4 ,chap4 #ab4 vision of the woman with child1 and of the great red dragon4 ,chap4 #ac4 the beast with seven heads and ten horns4 ,chap4 #ad4 the ,lamb standing on ,mount ,zion2 the ,gospel preached2 the fall of ,babylon4 ,chap4 #ae4 the seven angels with the seven last plagues2 the seven vials full of wrath4 ,chap4 #af4 the angels pour out their vials full of wrath2 the coming of ,christ4 ,chap4 #ag4 great ,babylon represented by a woman4 ,chap4 #ah4 the fall of ,babylon2 the gathering of the ,saints4 ,chap4 #ai4 the blood of the ,saints avenged2 the marriage of the ,lamb2 the fowls called to the great slaughter4 ,chap4 #bj4 ,satan bound for a thousand years2 he is let loose again2 ,gog and ,magog2 the last resurrection4 ,chap4 #ba4 a new heaven and a new earth2 the heavenly ,jerusalem4 ,chap4 #bb4 the river and tree of life4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #a4 #f there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before ,lehi4 #h ,lehi was overcome by the ,spirit and carried away in a vision1 in which he saw many things4 #c4 #b1 #c ,lehi commanded1 in a dream1 to send his sons to ,jerusalem for the record of the ,jews4 ,chap4 #h4 ,lehi's vision of the tree with the white fruit1 the river and the rod of iron1 and of a great and spacious building4 ,chap4 #aa4 ,nephi's vision of the ,son of ,man1 his ministry1 sufferings and death4 ,chap4 #ab4 ,nephi's vision of his own seed1 the seed of his brethren1 and of the promised land4 ,chap4 #ac4 ,nephi's vision of the ,gentile nations across the many waters1 of the discovery of ,america by ,christopher ,columbus1 and of many other great events that were to take place in the future4 #ah4 #b ,nephi built the ship after the manner the ,lord had shown him4 #b ,nephi #a4 #d ,lehi had a vision in which he knew that ,jerusalem was destroyed4 ,mos4 #bg4 #aa-ac an angel of ,god descended in a cloud and appeared to ,alma4 ,,signs ,,and ,,tokens4 ,signs may or may not be miraculous manifestations4 ,they may indicate something that has taken place1 and also be a token of a continuance of some certain blessing4 ,for instance1 the ,lord covenanted with ,noah1 and with every living creature1 that he would not again destroy all flesh from the earth with a flood4 ,as a token of this covenant the ,lord said to ,noah1 ,i do set my bow in the cloud1 and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth4 ,and it shall come to pass1 when ,i bring a cloud over the earth1 that the bow shall be seen in the cloud4 ,the ,lord further assured ,noah1 ,and the bow shall be in the cloud2 and ,i will look upon it1 that ,i may remember the everlasting covenant between ,god and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth2 ,gen4 #i4 #i-ag4 ,they may also indicate that certain things shall take place periodically1 as ,god said1 ,let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night2 and let them be for signs1 and for seasons1 and for days1 and for years2 #a4 #ad4 ,the prophets have foretold signs that should precede great events that were to take place on the earth4 ,speaking of the birth of our ,savior1 the prophet ,isaiah says1 ,the ,lord himself shall give you a sign2 ,behold1 a virgin shall conceive1 and bear a ,son2 #g4 #ad4 ,the ,lamanite prophet1 ,samuel1 foretold to the ,nephites in the city of ,zarahemla1 that for two days and one night preceding the birth of ,christ there should be no darkness1 and that a new star should arise1 such an one as the ,nephites had never before beheld2 ,hel4 #ad4 #c1 #e4 ,these signs appeared as ,samuel predicted2 #c ,nephi #a4 #ac-ba4 ,he also predicted terrible judgments that should destroy the wicked among the ,nephites and ,lamanites when the ,savior should die4 ,simultaneously with that event there should be thunderings1 lightnings1 tempests and earthquakes4 ,these should continue for many hours1 and darkness should cover the land for three days2 ,hel4 #ad4 #ba-bg4 ,chapters #h1 #i1 and #aj1 of #c ,nephi1 give us a very vivid description of these judgments that were predicted by ,samuel4 ,in the sacred writings1 many signs are predicted that should precede the coming of the ,son of ,man1 in the latter days4 ,the ,jewish apostles of our ,savior manifested great interest in this matter4 ,on a certain occasion when ,jesus sat upon the ,mount of ,olives1 they asked concerning the destruction of ,jerusalem2 after which they especially inquired1 ,what is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world8 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #ch4 ,jesus first answered them concerning the destruction of the ,temple and the ,jews4 ,he told his disciples that they should be afflicted and killed1 and be hated of all nations for his name's sake4 ,then shall many be offended1 and shall betray one another2 and many false prophets shall arise1 and shall deceive many2 and because iniquity shall abound1 the love of many shall wax cold2 but he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome1 the same shall be saved4 ,when you1 therefore1 shall see the abomination of desolation1 spoken of by ,daniel the prophet1 concerning the destruction of ,jerusalem 7,dan4 #ab4 #aa71 then you shall stand in the holy place4 ,in this paragraph1 continuing on to page #ci1 ,christ says1 ,in those days1 shall be great tribulation on the ,jews1 and upon the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 such as was not before sent upon ,israel of ,god1 since the beginning of their kingdom until this time2 no1 nor ever shall be sent again upon ,israel4 ,after these judgments should come upon ,jerusalem and the ,jews1 then false ,christs and prophets should arise1 and shew great signs and wonders1 insomuch that they would deceive the ,elect according to the covenant1 if it were possible4 ,then he assures his disciples that they shall hear of wars and rumors of wars1 but he assures them that will not be the end4 ,for afterwards there will be those who will predict the coming of the ,son of ,man4 ,he tells his disciples that they need not be deceived with regard to this great event1 ,for as the light of the morning cometh out of the east1 and shineth even unto the west1 and covereth the whole earth1 so shall also the coming of the ,son of ,man be4 ,that is1 the indications of his coming will be so unmistakable that they need not be deceived4 ,one very significant sign of his coming1 he stated would be1 that his ,elect should be gathered from the four quarters of the earth4 ,through the instrumentality of ,joseph ,smith and the ,holy ,priesthood1 this great work is now going on3 ,and they1 that is those who are being gathered1 shall hear of wars1 and rumors of wars1 99 99 for nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 there shall be famine1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in divers places2 and again1 7for the second time7 because iniquity shall abound1 the love of many shall wax cold4 ,again ,jesus gave the assurance that he who was not overcome should be saved3 ,and again--that is when the ,elect are being gathered and judgments were being poured out upon the nations for the second time--,this ,gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world1 for a witness unto all nations1 and then shall the end come1 or the destruction of the wicked2 and again--that is for the second time--shall the abomination of desolation1 spoken of by ,daniel the prophet1 be fulfilled4 ,and immediately after the tribulation of those days1 the sun shall be darkened1 and the moon shall not give her light1 and the stars shall fall from heaven1 and the powers of heaven shall be shaken2 verily1 ,i say unto you1 this generation1 in which these things shall be shewn forth1 shall not pass away until all ,i have told you shall be fulfilled4 99 99 99 ,after the tribulation of those days1 and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken2 then shall appear the sign of the ,son of ,man in heaven1 and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn2 and they shall see the ,son of ,man coming in the clouds of heaven1 with power and great glory2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #ch-dj4 ,this translation of the twenty-fourth chapter of ,matthew1 commencing with the last verse of the twenty-third chapter1 by ,joseph ,smith1 the ,seer1 is both very interesting and instructive to the student of theology4 ,it contains much more than can be made to appear in a short sketch like this4 ,every dispensation of the ,priesthood has been characterized by miracles1 by signs1 and wonders1 and none more than this1 the dispensation of the fulness of times4 ,it was to be opened up by an angel who should fly through the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting ,gospel to preach to the nations of the earth2 ,rev4 #ad4 #f4 ,an angel1 named ,moroni1 has come and brought forth to the world the ,book of ,mormon1 which contains the fulness of the everlasting ,gospel2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #di-ec4 ,it is the same ,gospel that was preached by ,jesus and his apostles4 ,thus1 the saying of the ,savior to his disciples upon the ,mount of ,olives is being fulfilled3 ,this ,gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all the world for a witness unto all nations2 and then shall the end come2 ,matt4 #bd4 #ad4 ,israel is being gathered from the four quarters of the earth in fulfilment of numerous predictions of the ancient prophets4 ,jesus1 also1 told his disciples that they should hear of wars and rumors of wars4 ,for nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 and there shall be famines1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in divers places2 verses #f1 #g4 ,the world is witness that these sayings are being fulfilled4 ,these are only a few of the many signs and tokens that the coming of the ,son of ,man in power and great glory is near at hand4 ,signs and tokens will increase as manifestations that ,god is at work among the nations4 ,only those who have faith in ,god will comprehend their meaning4 ,he has promised his saints that it should be given them to understand the signs of the times2 ,doc ,cov4 #fh4 #aa4 ,the wicked are ever seeking after signs1 but they have no faith in the ,giver1 and therefore their motives are evil4 ,jesus said1 ,an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign2 ,matt4 #ab4 #ci4 ,we are promised that signs shall follow the believer2 ,mark #af4 #ag-bj4 ,this promise is not limited to any specified time or place2 but extends to all believers4 ,they are nowhere promised to the unbeliever except for a testimony against them2 for the ,lord has said1 ,he that seeketh signs1 shall see signs1 but not unto salvation2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #fc4 #g4 ,signs are a gift of ,god1 and1 to be beneficial to those who receive them1 they must come by faith2 ,signs come by faith1 not by the will of men1 nor as they please1 but by the will of ,god2 verse #aj4 ,hence1 they are a blessing to the believer1 but not to those who would treat with contempt a manifestation of the power and goodness of ,god4 ,bible4 ,exo4 #d4 #ag thou shalt take this rod in thine hand1 wherewith thou shalt do signs4 #ab4 #ac and the blood shall be for a token upon the houses4 ,deut4 #ac4 #a1 #b if a prophet or a dreamer of dreams give thee a sign or a wonder4 #bh4 #df they shall be upon thee and thy seed forever for a sign and for a wonder4 ,dan4 #d4 #c how great are his signs1 and how mighty his wonders4 #f4 #bg he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth4 ,matt4 #ab4 #ch ,master1 we would see a sign from thee4 #af4 #a desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven4 #c4 ,mark #h4 #aa1 #ab seeking of him a sign from heaven4 #ac4 #d what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled8 #bb4 ,luke #b4 #cd for a sign that shall be spoken against4 #ba4 #aa fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven4 #be4 ,john #b4 #ah what sign shewest thou unto us8 #d4 #dh except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe4 #f4 #cj what sign shewest thou that we may see and believe thee8 ,acts #b4 #ai ,i will shew wonders in heaven above1 and signs in the earth beneath4 #dc4 #d4 #cj that signs and wonders may be done by the name of ,jesus4 #e4 #ab4 ,chap4 #ad4 #c4 ,rom4 #d4 #aa received the sign of circumcision1 a seal of righteousness4 #a ,cor4 #a4 #bb for the ,jews require a sign4 #b ,thess4 #b4 #i with all powers1 and signs1 and lying wonders4 ,rev4 #ae4 #a ,i saw another sign in heaven1 great and marvelous4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #ai4 #aj ,zenos spake of three days' darkness1 a sign of the death of ,christ4 #aa after ,messiah shall come there shall be signs given to all ,israel4 ,jacob #g4 #c1 #ad ,sherem said1 shew a sign by this power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,mos4 #c4 #ae many signs1 wonders1 types and shadows shewed he unto them4 ,alma #cb4 #ag many who say1 shew us a sign from heaven and we shall believe4 #cg4 #bg all these signs and wonders ye shall retain from this people4 ,hel4 #af4 #ac in the nineteenth year of the judges were great signs and wonders4 #c ,nephi #b4 #a the people began to forget the signs and wonders they had seen4 #h the ,nephites began to reckon time from the appearing of the sign4 #aa4 #b the people conversed about ,jesus ,christ and the sign of his death4 #ba4 #b this is the thing ,i will give to you for a sign4 #g be a sign to them that the work of the ,father hath commenced4 ,ether #d4 #ah and signs shall follow those that believe4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ci4 #bc and they shall be looking forth for the signs of my coming4 #de4 #af as ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my coming4 #ci1 #dj4 #df4 #i not for a sign that he may consume it on his lusts4 #eh4 #fd the ,gospel must be preached to every creature1 with signs following4 #fc4 #i faith cometh not by signs1 but signs follow those that believe4 #aj1 #ab4 #fh4 #aj he that believeth shall be blest with signs following4 #aa to you it shall be given to know the signs of the times4 #hd4 #fe these signs shall follow those that believe4 #hh4 #ic immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven1 and all people shall see it together4 #abd4 #ih these signs shall follow him4 ,,angels4 ,angels have acted an important part in every dispensation of the ,priesthood4 ,an angel first preached the ,gospel of faith on the ,son of ,god to ,adam2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #i4 ,an angel of the ,lord called to ,abraham2 ,gen4 #bb4 #aa4 ,an angel first attracted the attention of ,moses to the burning bush2 ,ex4 #c4 #b4 ,their ministrations are often mentioned in the ,old ,testament history of ancient ,israel4 ,they were a prominent feature in the opening history of the ,new ,testament dispensation4 ,an angel appeared to ,zacharias1 the father of ,john the ,baptist1 and foretold his birth2 ,luke #a4 #aa1 #ab4 ,the angel ,gabriel appeared to the virgin ,mary and foretold the birth of the ,savior2 verse #ca4 ,an angel appeared to the shepherds1 bringing the joyful news of a ,savior's birth2 #b4 #aj1 #aa4 ,one warned ,joseph to flee into ,egypt to save the life of the child ,jesus1 and to return again after the death of ,herod2 ,matt4 #b4 #ac-ae4 ,according to the writings of the apostles they continued their ministrations1 at least until ,john wrote his ,revelation1 for he was commanded to write to the angel of each of the seven churches of ,asia2 ,chapters #b4 #c4 ,according to prophecy1 angels were to act an important part in the dispensation of the fulness of times4 ,the dispensation was to be opened by one1 for ,john the ,revelator says1 ,and ,i saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting ,gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth2 ,rev4 #ad4 #f4 ,there is abundant evidence that an angel1 calling himself ,moroni1 came to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and taught him the principle and power of revelation from ,god1 made known to him the real condition of the world1 and when he had properly instructed him1 delivered to him the record from which the ,book of ,mormon was translated by the power of ,god1 containing the fulness of the everlasting ,gospel2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 pages #di-ed4 ,the angel1 ,john the ,baptist1 ordained ,joseph ,smith and ,o4 ,cowdery to the ,priesthood of ,aaron1 ,which holds the keys of the ministering of angels1 and of the ,gospel of repentance1 and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #ac4 ,from this second angel they received authority to preach the ,gospel1 revealed by the first angel1 and to minister in its ordinances among all nations1 thus fulfilling the prophetic vision of ,st4 ,john4 ,angels are to accompany ,jesus ,christ when he shall come in the glory of his ,father2 ,matt4 #af4 #bg4 ,they are to gather the elect from the four quarters of the earth2 #bd4 #ca4 ,the inspired writings1 and especially the ,revelation of ,st4 ,john1 assures us that they will act an important part in the great work of the latter days4 ,there can be no truly ,gospel church in which their ministrations are not recognized4 ,,angel ,,of ,,the ,,lord4 ,bible4 ,gen4 #af4 #g an angel of the ,lord found ,hagar by a fountain4 #bh4 #ab angels of ,god ascended and descended4 ,exo4 #ad4 #ai the angel of ,god1 which went before the camp of ,israel1 removed and went behind them4 ,judges #b4 #d when the angel of the ,lord spake these words to the children of ,israel4 #f4 #aa there came an angel of the ,lord1 and sat under an oak4 #ab an angel of the ,lord appeared to ,gideon4 #ac4 #c an angel of the ,lord appeared to the mother of ,samson4 #b ,kings #ai4 #ce the angel of the ,lord smote and killed #ahe1jjj of the ,assyrians4 #a ,chron4 #bb4 #ab the angel of the ,lord destroying throughout all the coasts of ,israel4 #cj ,david was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the ,lord4 ,psalm #cd4 #g the angel of the ,lord encampeth round about them that fear him4 ,matt4 #bh4 #b the angel of the ,lord rolled back the stone from the door4 ,luke #b4 #h1 #i the angel of the ,lord came upon the shepherds4 ,acts #e4 #ai the angel of the ,lord1 by night1 opened the prison doors4 #h4 #bf the angel of the ,lord spake unto ,phillip4 #ab4 #bc the angel of the ,lord smote ,herod4 #bg4 #bc there stood by me1 this night1 the angel of ,god4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #c4 #bi as they smote us with a rod1 an angel of the ,lord stood before them4 ,mos4 #bg4 #aa-ah the angel of the ,lord appeared to ,alma and the sons of ,mosiah4 ,alma #i4 #be that ye may not be destroyed1 the ,lord hath sent his angel4 #aj4 #g-aa an angel of the ,lord appeared to me and said1 ,amulek6 #bd4 #ad in his mercy he visits us by his angels4 ,hel4 #e4 #aa he hath sent his angels to declare the conditions of repentance4 #ad4 #bf angel said to me1 there should be thunderings and lightnings for many hours4 #bh4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #fc4 #ed in that day will ,i send mine angels to pluck out the wicked4 #ajc4 #ai1 #bj ,i say not to you as ,i said to your fathers1 mine angel shall go before you4 ,,ministering ,,angels4 ,book of ,mormon4 ,jacob #g4 #ag the power of the ,holy ,ghost and the ministering of angels4 ,moroni #g4 #be by ministering of angels1 men began to exercise faith in ,christ4 #bi1 #cj4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #g4 #f1 #g ,i will make him as a flaming fire and a ministering angel4 #dc4 #be called on you by my servants1 and the ministering of angels4 #fg4 #ac not able to abide the presence of ,god1 neither the ministering of angels4 #gf4 #hh the telestial receive it of the ministering of angels4 #acb4 #af but are appointed angels in heaven1 which are ministering servants4 #ag-bj4 #acf4 #cg whom ,i did call upon by mine angels1 my ministering servants4 ,miscellaneous passages4 ,gen4 #ai4 #a there came two angels to ,sodom at even4 #dh4 #af the angel which redeemed me from all evil bless the lads4 ,exo4 #bc4 #bj ,i send an angel before thee1 to keep thee in the way4 ,num4 #bj4 #af sent an angel and brought us out of ,egypt4 #b ,sam4 #bd4 #af when the angel stretched out his hand upon ,jerusalem to destroy it4 #a ,kings #ai4 #e an angel touched ,elijah and said1 arise and eat4 #b ,chron4 #cb4 #ba ,lord sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men4 ,psalm #h4 #e man made a little lower than the angels4 ,heb4 #b4 #g1 #i4 #fh4 #ag the chariots of ,god are twenty thousand1 even thousands of angels4 #gh4 #be man did eat angels' food4 ,dan4 #i4 #ba ,gabriel touched ,daniel about the time of the evening oblation4 #aj4 #d-ad1 #bj1 #ba4 ,matt4 #d4 #aa angels came and ministered to ,christ4 #ac4 #ci the harvest is the end of the world3 the reapers are the angels4 #di4 #ah4 #aj their angels do always behold the face of my ,father4 #bd4 #cf of that day knoweth no man1 no1 not the angels of heaven4 #be4 #ca ,son of ,man shall come1 and all the holy angels with him4 #bf4 #ec he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels4 ,mark #h4 #ch when he cometh in the glory of the ,father1 with the holy angels4 ,luke #i4 #bf4 #ab4 #be nor are given in marriage1 but are as the angels4 ,luke #a4 #ai the angel said to ,zacharias1 ,i am ,gabriel1 that stand in the presence of ,god4 #bf the angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god to a city of ,galilee4 #af4 #bb was carried by the angels into ,abraham's bosom4 #bb4 #dc there appeared an angel to ,jesus1 strengthening him4 ,acts #g4 #ec who received the law by dispensation of angels4 #aj4 #bb was warned from ,god1 by an holy angel1 to send for thee4 ,rom4 #h4 #ch ,i am persuaded that neither death1 nor life1 nor angels4 #a ,cor4 #f4 #c know ye not that we shall judge angels8 ,gal4 #a4 #h though we or an angel from heaven preach any other ,gospel4 #b ,thess4 #a4 #g ,lord ,jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels4 #a ,tim4 #e4 #ba ,i charge thee before ,god and the elect angels4 ,heb4 #a4 #d being made so much better than the angels4 #g4 #b4 #e for unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come8 #af4 #ab4 #bb the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to an innumerable company of angels4 #ac4 #b not forgetful to entertain strangers1 for thereby some have entertained angels unawares4 ,rev4 #e4 #b saw a strong angel proclaiming1 who is worthy to open the book4 #aa4 ,chap4 #g4 #a4 ,chap4 #h4 #c4 ,chap4 #aj4 #a1 #e-aj4 ,chap4 #aa4 #ae4 ,chap4 #ab4 #g4 #ad4 #f ,i saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting ,gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth4 #h1 #aj1 #ae4 ,chap4 #ae4 #f1 #g4 ,chap4 #ag4 #a4 ,chap4 #ah4 #a4 #ba4 ,chap4 #ai4 #ag4 #ba4 #ab had twelve gates1 and at the gates twelve angels4 #ag4 ,book of ,mormon4 #a ,nephi #ac4 #dj the angel said1 these last records shall establish the truth of the first4 #ai4 #h he cometh according to the words of the angel1 six hundred years from the time my father left ,jerusalem4 #aj4 #b ,nephi #f4 #i scourge and crucify him1 according to the words of the angel4 #aa4 #aj4 #c the last night the angel said he should be called ,christ4 #be4 #ai4 #cb4 #b1 #c angels speak by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,alma #i4 #ba having been visited by the ,spirit of ,god1 having conversed with angels4 #ab4 #bi4 #ac4 #bb the ,lord1 by the mouth of angels1 doth declare it to all nations4 #bd-bf4 #bi4 #a ,oh1 that #a were an angel1 that ,i might cry repentance to every people4 #cb4 #bc now he imparteth his words1 by angels1 unto men1 women and children4 ,hel4 #af4 #ad angels appeared to wise men and declared unto them glad tidings of great joy4 #c ,nephi #g4 #ah so great was the faith of ,nephi1 that angels ministered unto him daily4 #ag4 #bd they saw angels descending out of heaven and encircling the little ones4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ch4 #ab the angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth4 #hh4 #ib and angels shall fly through the midst of heaven sounding the trump of ,god4 #if-ajg4 #aab ,michael1 the seventh angel1 shall gather together his armies4 #abh4 #bj ,moroni1 an angel from heaven1 declaring the fulfilment of the prophets4 #abi4 #a angels are resurrected personages1 having bodies of flesh and bones4 #e4 #acj4 #d-g no angels minister to this earth but those that belong to it4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,page #i4 after many days an angel of the ,lord appeared to ,adam4 #ab4 the ,gospel was preached from the beginning1 being declared by angels4 #bg4 the angel of the ,lord's presence stood by ,abraham4 #bi4 thou didst send thine angel to deliver me from the gods of ,elkanah4 #ch4 who cometh in the clouds of heaven1 and the holy angels with him4 #dj4 he shall send his angels before him with the sound of a trumpet4 ,,fallen ,,angels4 ,bible4 ,psalm #gh4 #di he cast upon them the fierceness of his wrath1 indignation and trouble1 by sending evil angels among them4 ,matt4 #be4 #da depart from me1 ye cursed1 into everlasting fire1 prepared for the devil and his angels4 #b ,cor4 #aa4 #ad for ,satan1 himself1 is transformed into an angel of light4 #b ,peter #b4 #d if ,god spared not the angels that sinned1 but cast them down to hell4 ,jude #f4 angels which kept not their first estate he hath reserved in everlasting chains1 under darkness1 unto the judgment of the great day4 ,rev4 #i4 #aa a king over them1 which is the angel of the bottomless pit4 #ab4 #i the great dragon was cast out1 and his angels with him4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b ,nephi #b4 #ag must needs suppose that an angel of ,god fell from heaven4 #i4 #h our spirits must be subject to that angel who fell4 #af4 ,jacob #c4 #aa that they may not become angels to the devil4 ,mos4 #bf4 #bg shall depart into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels4 ,alma #cj4 #ec hath deceived me1 for he appeared in the form of an angel4 #c ,nephi #i4 #b the devil laugheth1 and his angels rejoice1 because of the slain4 ,moroni #g4 #ag neither do the devil nor his angels persuade men to do good--no1 not one4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #bi4 #bh depart from me1 ye cursed1 into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels4 #cg4 #gf4 #cc vessels of wrath1 doomed to suffer with the devil and his angels4 #dd4 #abh4 #bj ,michael detecting the devil when he appeared as an angel of light4 ,sec4 #abi #h4 ,,the ,,sabbath ,,day4 ,in the history of creation1 as given in the ,bible ,genesis1 we find that the ,lord commenced and ended the labor of creating the world in six days or periods of time4 ,that also1 he ceased his labors on the seventh day and devoted it to rest4 ,as we have shown in the article on pre-existence1 in this work1 these seven periods of creative time were occupied in the creation and perfection of spiritual organizations4 ,these have since given life to the organizations formed out of the crude elements1 from which all animal and vegetable life is formed4 ,when ,adam was formed out of these elements1 and the ,lord made every tree that is pleasant to the sight1 and good for food1 to grow out of the ground1 another series of creative days1 or periods of time1 commenced4 ,the six days of labor1 which1 according to present reckoning1 is supposed to be about six thousand years1 has nearly passed away4 ,the ,christian world anticipate the time when antagonisms will cease1 and there will be a time of universal peace1 called the ,millennium4 ,while the ,christian sects may entertain various theories as to how this millennium will be brought about1 and what will be its practical results1 to the ,latter-day ,saints it assumes a well defined outline1 as delineated in the sacred books4 ,typical of these great1 creative sabbaths1 the ,lord has commanded man to rest every seventh day1 according to his reckoning1 as measured by one revolution of the earth on its axis4 ,the sabbath was instituted for man's especial benefit1 for the ,savior1 when on the earth1 declared that ,the sabbath was made for man1 and not man for the sabbath2 ,mark #b4 #bg4 ,there is nothing to indicate that the sabbath was a new institution at the time ,israel came out of ,egypt1 but1 being the beginning of a new dispensation1 the institution was strengthened by direct commandment4 ,in about one month after their deliverance from ,egypt1 when the ,lord had commenced to feed them on manna1 they were commanded to gather on the sixth day enough for the seventh day also4 ,this obviated the necessity of gathering food on the sabbath1 for the ,lord said1 ,to-morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the ,lord2 ,exo4 #af4 #bc4 ,in the third month after ,israel came out of ,egypt1 amidst a wonderful display of his glory and power upon ,mount ,sinai1 the ,lord gave to ,israel ten commandments1 one of which was1 ,remember the sabbath day1 to keep it holy4 ,six days shalt thou labor1 and do all thy work3 but the seventh is the sabbath of the ,lord thy ,god3 in it thou shalt not do any work1 thou1 nor thy son1 nor thy daughter1 thy manservant1 nor thy maidservant1 nor thy cattle1 nor thy stranger that is within thy gates3 for in six days the ,lord made heaven and earth1 the sea1 and all that in them is1 and rested the seventh day3 wherefore the ,lord blessed the sabbath day1 and hallowed it2 #bj4 #h-aa4 ,this commandment is very sweeping and comprehensive1 and the ,lord makes it typical of the creative1 sabbatic period of time4 ,in the ,pentateuch the passages are quite numerous in which the children of ,israel are reminded of the importance of keeping this commandment4 ,the importance of keeping the sabbath day holy is urged upon ,israel in the following passage1 if possible1 with still more force than in the ,decalogue3 ,and the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 saying1 ,speak thou also unto the children of ,israel1 saying1 ,verily my sabbaths ye shall keep3 for it is a ,,sign between me and you throughout your generations2 that ye may know that ,i am the ,lord that doth sanctify you2 #ca4 #ab-ah4 ,a very important feature of this subject is expressed in the last verse4 ,the keeping of the sabbath day was to be a sign throughout the generations of ,israel1 that the people continually remembered that it was the ,lord that sanctified them through keeping his commandments4 ,in verse #ad1 the ,lord says1 ,ye shall keep the sabbath therefore2 for it is holy unto you4 ,every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death3 for whosoever doeth any work therein1 that soul shall be cut off from among his people4 ,the command is repeated in a little different form in verse #ae4 ,the sabbath was to be a perpetual covenant between the ,lord and the children of ,israel4 ,wherefore the children of ,israel shall keep the sabbath1 to observe the sabbath throughout their generations1 for a perpetual covenant2 verse #af4 ,in verse #ag they are commanded to observe it as a sign that they remember that the ,lord made heaven and earth1 and rested on the seventh day4 ,in these quotations from ,exo4 #ca1 and in the ,decalogue the most positive and weighty reasons are given by the ,lord to the fathers of the house of ,israel1 for keeping the sabbath day4 ,the obligation is evidently as binding upon the ,latter-day ,saints as it was upon their fathers1 and they in like manner will reap the reward of obedience4 ,israel was also required to give the land rest4 ,six years thou shalt sow thy field1 and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard1 and gather in the fruit thereof2 but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land1 a sabbath for the ,lord3 thou shalt neither sow thy field1 nor prune thy vineyard2 ,lev4 #be4 #c1 #d4 ,after seven sabbaths of years had been numbered1 making forty-nine years1 then the fiftieth year was to be a year of ,jubilee4 ,this was a year of general release from all bondage4 ,and ye shall hallow the fiftieth year1 and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof3 it shall be a jubilee unto you2 and ye shall return every man unto his possession1 and ye shall return every man unto his family2 verse #aj4 ,both the forty-ninth and fiftieth were years of rest for the land4 ,this chapter should be well studied for information with regard to the sabbatic year4 ,the ,lord1 in his revelations through his prophet ,joseph1 has commanded the saints to keep the sabbath day holy4 ,for verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors1 and to pay thy devotions unto the ,most ,high4 99 99 99 ,and on this day thou shalt do none other thing1 only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect1 or1 in other words1 that thy joy may be full2 ,doc4 ,cov41 #ei4 #aj1 #ac4 ,in verse #ae-ag1 great blessings are promised as the result of keeping this commandment4 ,to keep the sabbath holy is again positively enjoined upon the saints ,and the inhabitants of ,zion shall1 also1 observe the ,sabbath day to keep it holy2 ,sec4 #fh4 #bi4 ,bible4 ,lev4 #ai4 #c shall fear every man his father and mother1 and keep my sabbaths4 #cj4 #bf4 #cd then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths as long as it is desolate4 ,num4 #ae4 #cb-cf a young man stoned for breaking the sabbath4 ,neh4 #aj4 #ca the people covenanted not to buy victuals on the sabbath4 #ac4 #ae-bb ,nehemiah sharply reproved the people for laboring on the sabbath4 ,isa4 #ef4 #b blessed is the man that keepeth the sabbath4 #c-g the eunuch and the stranger that keep the sabbath shall be blessed4 #eh4 #ac1 #ad great blessings promised to those who keep the sabbath4 ,jer4 #ag4 #ba-bg4 ,sam4 #b4 #f caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in ,zion4 ,ezek4 #bj4 #ab ,i gave my sabbaths to be a sign between me and them4 #bb4 #bf have hid their eyes from my sabbaths4 ,matt4 #ab4 #h for the ,son of man is ,lord even of the sabbath4 #aj-ab lawful to do good on the sabbath day4 ,,israel ,a ,,chosen ,,people4 ,the name1 ,israel1 is used to designate the descendants of ,abraham through ,isaac his son1 and ,jacob his grandson4 ,the ,lord gave the name to ,jacob the father of twelve sons1 the heads of the tribes of ,israel4 ,and ,god appeared unto ,jacob again1 when he came out of ,padan-aram1 and blessed him4 ,and ,god said unto him1 thy name is ,jacob3 thy name shall not be called any more ,jacob1 but ,israel shall be thy name2 and he called his name ,israel2 ,gen4 #ce4 #i1 #aj4 ,abraham was a direct descendant of ,shem1 the son of ,noah1 and his native land was ,ur of the ,chaldees2 chap4 #aa4 ,now the ,lord said unto ,abram1 ,get thee out of thy country1 and from thy kindred1 and from thy father's house1 unto a land that ,i will shew thee3 and ,i will make of thee a great nation1 and ,i will bless thee1 and make thy name great2 and thou shalt be a blessing3 and ,i will bless them that bless thee1 and curse him that curseth thee3 and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed2 #ab4 #a-c4 ,the promise to ,abram1 that he should become a great nation1 has been fulfilled in his chosen seed occupying the land of ,palestine1 as such1 for fifteen hundred years4 ,it will again be fulfilled when they become a nation on that land forever4 ,the history of the eastern hemisphere for the two thousand years which intervened between the calling of ,abraham and the destruction of ,jerusalem by the ,romans1 witnesses that every nation that fought against ,israel1 or in any way oppressed them1 passed away4 ,time will show the same general result1 from the destruction of ,jerusalem to the millennium4 ,the prophet ,isaiah1 speaking of the time when the ,lord should favor ,israel1 said1 ,all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded3 they shall be as nothing2 and they that strive with thee shall perish2 #da4 #aa4 ,i will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh2 and they shall be drunken with their own blood2 #di4 #bf4 ,i have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling1 even the dregs of the cup of my fury2 thou shalt no more drink it again3 but ,i will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee2 which have said to thy soul1 ,bow down1 that we may go over2 #ea4 #bb1 #bc4 ,the first ,nephi saw the final result1 as between ,israel and their enemies1 some six hundred years before the birth of our ,savior4 ,speaking of the time when they should be brought out of captivity1 and gathered to the lands of their inheritance1 he says1 ,and the blood of that great and abominable church1 which is the whore of all the earth1 shall turn upon their own heads2 for they shall war among themselves1 and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads1 and they shall be drunken with their own blood4 ,and every nation which shall war against thee1 ,o house of ,israel1 shall be turned one against another1 and they shall fall into the pit which they digged to ensnare the people of the ,lord2 #a ,nephi #bb4 #ac1 #ad4 ,the sacred and profane history of the world evidences that all people1 outside of the covenant seed of ,abraham1 when brought into association with that seed1 have exhibited an instinctive antagonism to them4 ,as a result1 there are few nations that have not oppressed them1 when there has been opportunity4 ,the quotations made on this subject1 and many more not noticed1 show that ,israel will rule over all these in the future4 ,as a result the future princes of the earth will be of that lineage4 ,then will be fulfilled another very important promise which the ,lord made to ,abraham3 ,thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies2 ,gen4 #bb4 #ag4 ,the promise in the following1 verse #ah1 which is also repeated in a number of places in the sacred writings1 is a very important one3 ,in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed4 ,it was through the lineage of ,abraham that ,jesus came in the flesh to redeem the world4 ,it was only to the seed of ,abraham that he personally ministered while in the flesh4 ,he was born in ,bethlehem of ,judea1 almost under the walls of ,jerusalem2 ,luke1 chap4 #b4 ,he grew up in ,nazareth1 a city of ,galilee2 verse #ci4 ,he was baptized in ,jordan1 the chief river of the land of promise2 ,matt4 #c4 #ac4 ,his chosen twelve disciples were of the house of ,israel4 ,they were sent first to preach the ,gospel to the house of ,israel3 ,these twelve ,jesus sent forth1 and commanded them1 saying1 ,go not into the way of ,gentiles1 and into any city of the ,samaritans enter ye not3 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel2 ,matt4 #aj4 #e1 #f4 ,all the labors of ,christ's earthly mission were in the midst of ,israel4 ,among them he was slain for the sins of the world2 his body was laid in a tomb cut in the rock of the promised land2 in the midst of those with whose fathers he had covenanted he ascended up to his ,father4 ,after his resurrection he told his disciples that ,christ must needs suffer and rise from the dead1 ,that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations1 beginning at ,jerusalem2 ,luke #bd4 #dg4 ,so necessary did ,jesus consider it1 that the blessings and power of the ,gospel should go forth to the world from the house of ,israel1 that just before his ascension he commanded his disciples1 ,tarry ye in the city of ,jerusalem1 until ye be endued with power from on high2 verse #di4 ,jesus once said to his ,jewish disciples1 ,other sheep ,i have1 which are not of this fold3 them also ,i must bring1 and they shall hear my voice2 and there shall be one fold1 and one shepherd2 ,john #aj4 #af4 ,while ministering among the ,nephites1 after his resurrection1 he told them what he had said to his disciples at ,jerusalem1 and also that they were the other sheep which he referred to4 ,he further said to the ,nephites1 ,and they 7that is his disciples at ,jerusalem7 understood me not1 for they supposed it had been the ,gentiles2 for they understand not that the ,gentiles should be converted through their preaching2 99 99 and they understand me not that the ,gentiles should not at any time hear my voice2 that ,i should not manifest my self unto them1 save it were by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but behold1 ye have both heard my voice1 and seen me2 #c ,nephi #ae4 #bb-bd4 ,in another place the ,lord told the ,nephites how the promise to ,abraham1 ,in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed1 would be fulfilled4 ,and after that ye were blessed1 then fulfilleth the ,father the covenant which he made with ,abraham1 saying1 in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed1 unto the pouring out of the ,holy ,ghost through me upon the ,gentiles2 #bj4 #bg4 ,thus we are assured that ,jesus never has ministered in person to the ,gentiles1 and there are no promises for the future to them which involve such administration4 ,in this dispensation1 all the blessings of the everlasting ,gospel have been restored to the earth1 through the agency of the house of ,israel4 ,of them a people will be prepared1 and through them a kingdom will be established1 over which the ,savior will reign on the earth4 ,then ,israel will be the head of nations1 and the promise made to ,abraham1 ,thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies1 will fully be realized4 ,for further information on this subject see the following subjects in this work3 ,gathering of ,israel1 ,apostacy of the ,primitive ,church1 and ,millennial ,reign4 ,bible4 ,exo4 #c4 #f ,i am the ,god of thy fathers ,abraham1 ,isaac and ,jacob4 #ae this is my name forever1 and my memorial unto all generations4 #f4 #g will take you to me for a people1 and will be to you a ,god4 #ai4 #e ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people4 #f ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests and an holy nation4 #bc4 #bb ,i will be an enemy unto thine enemies1 and an adversary unto thine adversaries4 #bi4 #de ,i will dwell among the children of ,israel1 and be their ,god4 ,num4 #f4 #bg they shall put my name upon ,israel1 and ,i will bless them4 #bd4 #i blessed is he that blesseth thee1 and cursed is he that curseth thee4 ,deut4 #g4 #ae ,i will lay them on all them that hate thee4 #bf4 #ah1 #ai to make thee high above all nations1 and an holy people4 #bg4 #i this day thou art become the people of the ,lord thy ,god4 #b ,chron4 #i4 #h because the ,lord loved ,israel1 to establish them forever4 ,psalm #aje4 #f ye seed of ,abraham1 his servant1 ye children of ,jacob1 his chosen4 #ace4 #d ,lord hath chosen ,jacob for himself1 and ,israel for his peculiar treasure4 #acg4 #h1 #i ,o ,babylon1 happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us4 ,isa4 #aj4 #e-ai ,assyria to be taken and destroyed4 #ad4 #b they shall take them captives whose captives they were4 #bi4 #g1 #h all the nations that fight against ,ariel shall be as a dream4 #da4 #h ,jacob1 whom ,i have chosen1 the seed of ,abraham1 my friend4 #i4 #dc4 #aj my witnesses1 saith the ,lord1 and my servant whom ,i have chosen4 #bj4 #de4 #d ,israel1 mine elect4 ,i have even called thee by name4 #di4 #bd1 #be even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away4 #bf ,i will feed them that oppress thee on their own flesh4 #ed4 #ae whosoever shall gather against thee shall fall4 #ag4 ,jer4 #b4 #c all that devour him shall offend2 evil shall consume upon them4 #aj4 #be pour out thy fury on the heathen1 for they have eaten up ,jacob4 #cj4 #aa though ,i make a full end of all nations whither ,i have scattered thee1 ,i will not make a full end of thee4 #af1 #bd4 ,heb4 #h4 #aj ,i will be to them a ,god1 and they shall be to me a people4 ,,spirits ,,in ,,prison4 ,the writings of every dispensation of the ,priesthood evidence that the ,creator provided a place of confinement or retention1 where intelligences await future events concerning themselves4 ,several hundred years before the flood1 the ,lord1 speaking to ,enoch concerning the wicked1 said3 ,behold1 these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods2 and behold1 ,i will shut them up2 a prison have ,i prepared for them2 ,p4 of ,g4 ,p41 page #bj4 ,the idea of a pit or prison for man1 appears to have been quite definite in the mind of ,job2 speaking of ,god's dealings with man1 he says1 ,he keepeth back his soul from the pit1 and his life from perishing by the sword2 #cc4 #ah4 ,the ,psalmist ,david called this place hell or place of departed spirits1 for he said of the ,lord1 ,thou wilt not leave my soul in hell2 ,psalm #af4 #aj4 ,the latter part of the passage evidences that he was looking forward to the resurrection of ,christ1 to open the way for his release1 ,neither wilt thou suffer thine ,holy ,one to see corruption4 ,speaking of the latter times1 the ,lord said1 through the prophet ,isaiah1 ,fear1 and the pit1 and the snare1 are upon thee1 ,o inhabitant of the earth4 99 99 99 ,and it shall come to pass in that day1 that the ,,lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high1 and the kings of the the earth upon the earth4 ,and they shall be gathered together1 as prisoners are gathered in the pit1 and shall be shut up in the prison1 and after many days shall they be visited2 #bd4 #ag1 #ba1 #bb4 ,this passage from ,isaiah is very definite on this subject4 ,the assertion1 ,after many days shall they be visited1 certainly infers that a time would come when they might be released4 ,the ,lord speaking of another person says1 ,i the ,lord have called thee in righteousness1 and will hold thine hand1 and will keep thee1 and will give thee for a covenant of the people1 for a light of the ,gentiles4 ,the following verse shows that the ,lord would call and keep this servant of his for a special work1 and that was1 ,to open the blind eyes1 to bring out the prisoners from the prison1 and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house2 #db4 #f1 #g4 ,this passage explains how those who would be gathered as prisoners into the pit1 and be shut up in prison1 were to be visited after many days4 ,of similar import is ,isa4 #di4 #e-i4 ,the apostle ,peter was evidently quite familiar with this subject3 ,for ,christ also hath once suffered for sins1 the just for the unjust1 that he might bring us to ,god1 being put to death in the flesh1 but quickened by the ,spirit3 by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison2 which sometime were disobedient1 when once the long suffering of ,god waited in the days of ,noah1 while the ark was a preparing2 #a ,pet4 #c4 #ah-bj4 ,the ,nephite1 as well as the ,jewish prophets1 speak of a place of confinement for spirits2 ,wherefore1 death and hell must deliver up their dead1 and hell must deliver up its captive spirits1 and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies1 and the bodies and the spirits of men will be restored one to the other2 #b ,nephi #i4 #ab4 ,these spirits1 which are delivered from hell1 are not the spirits of the righteous1 for1 in the thirteenth verse of the same chapter1 the prophet says1 ,for on the other hand1 the paradise of ,god must deliver up the spirits of the righteous4 ,these passages show us that the spirits of the wicked go to a prison1 or hell1 and the spirits of the righteous to the paradise of ,god1 a place of light and freedom4 ,doubtless it was the same paradise which ,jesus referred to1 when he said to the thief on the cross1 ,to-day shall thou be with me in paradise2 ,luke #bc4 #dc4 ,the ,lord said1 in a revelation to the prophet ,joseph1 ,i am the same which have taken the ,zion of ,enoch into mine own bosom2 and verily1 ,i say1 even as many as have believed in my name4 99 99 99 ,but behold1 the residue of the wicked have ,i kept in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day1 which shall come at the end of the earth2 and even so will ,i cause the wicked to be kept1 that will not hear my voice but harden their hearts2 ,doc4 ,cov4 #ch4 #d-f4 ,this subject is still more fully explained in another revelation1 through ,joseph1 the ,seer4 ,after the ,lord instructed him concerning the first resurrection he says1 ,and after this another angel shall sound1 which is the second trump2 and then cometh the redemption of those who are ,christ's at his coming2 who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them1 that they might receive the ,gospel1 and be judged according to men in the flesh2 #hh4 #ii4 ,this verse informs us that when ,christ comes there will be a class of spirits who will be redeemed from prison1 because they will have paid the penalty of transgression1 and will have accepted the ,gospel which will have been preached to them in prison4 ,after the spirits who are prepared for redemption shall be brought out of prison by the resurrection1 then ,another trump shall sound1 which is the third trump2 and then cometh the spirits of men who are to be judged1 and are found under condemnation4 ,and these are the rest of the dead1 and they live not again until the thousand years are ended1 neither again1 until the end of the earth2 verses #ajj and #aja4 ,that is1 all the dead that remain after the redemption of those prepared1 are those who are under condemnation1 and they will not come forth through the resurrection until after the ,millennium of a thousand years1 and not until after the little season in which ,satan will be loosed2 or the end of the earth4 ,it is mournful to think1 that1 even after so long a period of probation1 or trial1 there will be then of these spirits those who will still have to remain in the prison house1 for verse #ajb says1 ,there are found among those who are to remain1 until that great and last day1 even the end1 who shall remain filthy still4 ,in another revelation we are informed1 that a part of those who inherit a terrestrial glory1 will be ,the spirits of men kept in prison1 whom the ,son visited1 and preached the ,gospel unto them1 that they might be judged according to men in the flesh1 ,who received not the testimony of ,jesus in the flesh1 but afterwards received it2 sec4 #gf4 #gc1 #gd4 ,bible4 ,job #ag4 #af they shall go down to the bars of the pit4 #cc4 #bd deliver him from going down to the pit3 ,i have found a ransom4 #bh1 #cj4 ,psalm #i4 #ag the wicked shall be turned into hell4 #bh4 #a lest1 if thou be silent to me1 ,i become like them that go down to the pit4 #cj4 #c thou hast kept me alive1 that ,i should not go down to the pit4 #fi4 #ae let not the pit shut her mouth on me4 #adb4 #g bring my soul out of prison1 that ,i may praise thy name4 #adc4 #g hide not thy face from me1 lest ,i be like unto those that go down to the pit4 ,isa4 #ad4 #ae yet thou shalt be brought down to hell1 to the sides of the pit4 #db4 #af ,i will bring the blind by a way that they knew not4 #fa4 #a to proclaim liberty to the captives1 to open the prison to those that are bound4 ,ezek4 #bf4 #bj bring thee down with them that descend into the pit1 and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth4 #ca4 #ad-ah for they are all delivered unto death1 to the nether parts of the earth4 ,thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised4 ,this is ,pharaoh and all his multitude4 #cb4 #ah-cb several nations enumerated who were slain by the sword1 and whose multitudes went down to the pit4 ,zech4 #i4 #aa by the blood of thy covenant ,i have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit4 ,matt4 #ab4 #cb whosoever speaketh against the ,holy ,ghost1 it shall not be forgiven him in this world1 nor the world to come4 ,luke #ab4 #dg1 #dh some shall be beaten with few1 some with many stripes4 ,acts #b4 #cd for ,david is not ascended into heaven4 ,rev4 #e4 #ac every creature which is in heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth4 #bj4 #g when the thousand years are ended1 ,satan shall be loosed out of his prison4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ai4 #f it is not written that there shall be no end to this torment4 #de4 #ag as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your bodies to be a bondage1 ,i will show you how the day of redemption will come4 #de1 #df4 #ed and then shall the heathen nations be redeemed4 #gh4 #ab be delivered over to the buffetings of ,satan1 until the day of redemption4 ,sec4 #hb4 #ba4 ,,the ,,first ,,presidency ,,and ,,twelve ,,apostles4 ,,the ,,first ,,presidency4 ,it is revealed unto us in ,doc4 ,cov41 #bj4 #b1 #c1 that ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 was called of ,god and ordained an ,apostle of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ to be the first ,elder of this church2 and that ,oliver ,cowdery was also called of ,god1 an ,apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to be the second ,elder of this church4 ,in sec4 #ah4 we are informed that ,oliver ,cowdery and ,david ,whitmer were called with that same calling with which the apostle ,paul was called2 but of ,joseph ,smith4 ,jun41 the ,lord said1 #hth verse1 ,marvel not that ,i have called him unto mine own purpose1 which purpose is known in me4 ,in sec4 #bg4 #ab1 the ,savior says3 ,and also with ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 whom ,i have sent unto you1 by whom ,i have ordained you and confirmed you to be ,apostles1 and especial witnesses of my name1 and bear the keys of your ministry1 and of the same things which ,i revealed unto them4 ,joseph1 the first ,apostle1 continued as directed of the ,lord from time to time to organize and develop the offices and ordinances of the church1 for the saints were informed1 in sec4 #dc4 #c1 ,ye shall know assuredly that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken1 if he abide in me4 ,in sec4 #ajg1 on ,priesthood1 instructions are given how to organize various councils and presidencies1 in which is1 verse #bb1 ,of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood1 three presiding ,high ,priests1 chosen by the body1 appointed and ordained to that office1 and upheld by the confidence1 faith and prayer of the church4 ,verse #i1 ,the ,presidency of the ,high ,priesthood1 after the order of ,melchisedek1 have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church2 and1 as in verses #ah1 #ai1 to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church--to have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven--to have the heavens opened unto them1 to commune with the general assembly and church of the firstborn1 and to enjoy the communion and presence of ,god the ,father1 and ,jesus the ,mediator of the new covenant4 ,in verses #ia-b1 ,the duty of the ,president of the office of the ,high ,priesthood is to preside over the whole church1 and to be like unto ,moses4 ,yea1 to be a ,seer1 a revelator1 a translator and a prophet1 having all the gifts of ,god which he bestows upon the head of the church4 ,in this light and sense does the church uphold1 by their vote1 their faith and their prayers1 the ,first ,presidency of the church1 or the ,presiding ,high ,priest over the ,high ,priesthood of the church4 ,,the ,,twelve ,,apostles4 ,the ,twelve ,apostles1 or the twelve traveling counselors1 are called to be the ,twelve ,apostles1 or special witnesses of the name of ,christ in all the world2 and they form a quorum1 equal in authority and power to the three ,presidents previously mentioned--the decisions of each being unanimous4 ,doc4 ,cov41 sec4 #ajg1 verses #bc1 #bd4 ,in verse #cc they are to officiate in the name of the ,lord1 under the direction of the ,presidency of the church1 agreeable to the institution of heaven3 to build up the church and regulate the affairs of the same in all nations2 first unto the ,gentiles1 and secondly unto the ,jews4 ,the foregoing laconic description of their duties is so comprehensive that we will not detail further than to refer the student to verses #bc1 #bd1 #ce1 #ch1 #ci1 #eh for further description of the duties of the ,twelve ,apostles4 ,in sec4 #aab1 verses #cj-cb1 the ,lord says to them3 ,for unto you1 7the ,twelve17 and those 7the ,first ,presidency7 who are appointed with you to be your counselors and your leaders1 is the power of this ,priesthood given1 for the last days and for the last time1 in the which is the dispensation of the fulness of times1 which power you hold in connection with all those who have received a dispensation at any time from the beginning of the creation4 ,at the dedication of the ,temple in ,kirtland1 the ,prophet ,joseph called upon the quorums and the congregation of ,saints to acknowledge the ,twelve ,apostles1 who were present1 as ,prophets1 ,seers and ,revelators1 and special witnesses to all the nations of the earth1 holding the keys of the kingdom1 to unlock it1 or cause it to be done1 among them1 and uphold them with their prayers1 which they assented to by rising3 ,his4 of ,joseph ,smith1 ,march #bg1 #ahcf4 ,the following is a list of the names1 time of birth and date of membership of the ,first ,presidency and of the ,twelve ,apostles of this ,dispensation1 given in the order in which they were set apart to those offices1 so far as we have ascertained3 ,lyman ,e4 ,johnson was born ,october #bd1 #ahaa1 at ,pomfret1 ,windsor ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle at the organization of the first ,council of ,apostles1 at ,kirtland1 ,february #ad1 #ahce1 and was cut off from the ,council and the church ,april #ac1 #ahch1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,brigham ,young was born ,june #a1 #ahja1 at ,whittingham1 ,windsor ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ad1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,from the apostacy of ,thomas ,b4 ,marsh in ,october1 #ahch1 he was ,president of the ,twelve1 and from ,december #bg1 #ahdg1 was sustained as ,first ,president of the church1 with ,heber ,c4 ,kimball and ,willard ,richards as his counselors4 ,this position he occupied until his death1 on the #bith of ,august1 #ahgg4 ,heber ,c4 ,kimball was born ,june #ad1 #ahja1 at ,sheldon1 ,franklin ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ad1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland1 and was first counselor to ,president ,brigham ,young1 from ,december #bg1 #ahdg1 until his death1 on the #bb;d of ,june #ahfh4 ,orson ,hyde was born ,january #h1 #ahje1 at ,oxford1 ,new ,haven ,county1 ,connecticut2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland1 and died at ,spring ,city1 ,utah1 ,november #bh1 #ahgh4 ,david ,w4 ,patten was born in the ,state of ,new ,york1 about ,a4 ,d4 #ahjj2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was fatally shot1 by a mob1 at ,crooked ,river1 ,missouri1 on the #beth of ,october1 #ahch1 and died the same day1 firm in the faith4 ,luke ,s4 ,johnson was born ,november #c1 #ahjg1 at ,pomfret1 ,windsor ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was disfellowshipped ,september #c1 #ahcg1 at ,kirtland1 and was cut off at ,far ,west1 ,april #ac1 #ahch4 ,william ,e4 ,mc,lellin was born in ,tennessee1 supposed in #ahjf2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was cut off ,may #aa1 #ahch1 at ,far ,west4 ,john ,f4 ,boynton was born ,september #bj1 #ahaa1 at ,bradford1 ,essex ,county1 ,massachusetts2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was cut off ,september #c1 #ahcg1 at ,kirtland4 ,william ,smith was born ,march #ac1 #ahaa1 at ,royalton1 ,windsor ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ae1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was deprived of the apostleship ,october #g1 #ahde1 in ,nauvoo1 and was excommunicated ,october #ab1 #ahde4 ,parley ,p4 ,pratt was born ,april #ab1 #ahjg1 at ,burlington1 ,otsege ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ba1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland1 and was assassinated near ,van ,buren1 in ,arkansas1 ,may #ad1 #aheg4 ,thomas ,b4 ,marsh was born ,november #a1 #agii1 at ,acton1 ,massachusetts2 was ordained an apostle ,april #be or #bf1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he was cut off for apostacy1 at ,quincy1 ,illinois1 ,march #ag1 #ahci4 ,orson ,pratt was born ,september #ai1 #ahaa1 at ,hartford1 ,washington ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle ,april #bf1 #ahce1 at ,kirtland4 ,he died at his residence in ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,october #c1 #ahha4 ,john ,taylor was born ,november #a1 #ahjh1 at ,milnthorpe1 ,westmoreland1 ,england2 was ordained an apostle ,december #ai1 #ahch1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,he was ,president of the ,twelve from the death of ,brigham ,young1 and has been sustained as ,first ,president of the church since ,october #aj1 #ahhj1 with apostles ,george ,q4 ,cannon and ,joseph ,f4 ,smith as his counselors4 ,john ,e4 ,page was born ,february #be1 #agii1 at ,trenton1 ,oneida ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle ,december #ai1 #ahch1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,he was cut off ,june #bg1 #ahdf4 ,wilford ,woodruff was born ,march #a1 #ahjg1 at ,avon1 ,hartford ,county1 ,connecticut2 was ordained an apostle ,april #bf1 #ahci1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,since ,october #aj1 #ahhj1 has been sustained as ,president of the ,twelve ,apostles4 ,george ,a4 ,smith was born ,june #bf1 #ahag1 at ,potsdam1 ,st4 ,lawrence ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle ,april #bf1 #ahci1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,he was appointed and sustained first counselor to ,president ,brigham ,young1 at the ,october ,conference1 #ahfh4 ,he continued to hold this office until his death1 ,september #a1 #ahge4 ,willard ,richards was born ,june #bd1 #ahjd1 at ,hopkinton1 ,middlesex ,county1 ,massachusetts2 was ordained an apostle ,april #ad1 #ahdj1 at ,preston1 ,lancashire1 ,england1 by ,president ,brigham ,young and the ,council of ,apostles held there on that day4 ,he was second counselor to ,president ,young from ,december #bg1 #ahdg1 until his death1 ,march #aa1 #ahed4 ,lyman ,wight was born ,may #i1 #agif1 at ,fairfield1 ,herkimer ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle ,april #h1 #ahda1 at ,nauvoo4 ,he was excommunicated ,february #ab1 #ahdi4 ,amasa ,m4 ,lyman was born ,march #cj1 #ahac1 at ,lyman1 ,grafton ,county1 ,new ,hampshire2 was ordained an apostle ,august #bj1 #ahdb1 at ,nauvoo4 ,he was deprived of his apostleship ,october #h1 #ahfg1 and excommunicated ,may #ab1 #ahgj4 ,ezra ,t4 ,benson was born ,february #bb1 #ahaa1 at ,mendon1 ,worcester ,county1 ,massachusetts2 was ordained an apostle ,july #af1 #ahdf1 at ,council ,bluffs1 ,iowa4 ,he died at ,ogden1 ,september #c1 #ahfi4 ,charles ,c4 ,rich was born ,august #ba1 #ahji1 in ,campbell ,county1 ,kentucky1 and was ordained an apostle ,february #ab1 #ahdi1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,he died at ,paris1 ,idaho1 ,november #ag1 #ahhc4 ,lorenzo ,snow was born ,april #c1 #ahad1 at ,mantua1 ,portage ,county1 ,ohio2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ab1 #ahdi1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,erastus ,snow was born ,november #i1 #ahah1 at ,st4 ,johnsbury1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ab1 #ahdi1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,franklin ,d4 ,richards was born ,april #b1 #ahba1 at ,richmond1 ,berkshire ,county1 ,massachusetts2 was ordained an apostle ,february #ab1 #ahdi1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,george ,q4 ,cannon was born ,january #aa1 #ahbg1 at ,liverpool1 ,lancashire1 ,england2 was ordained an apostle ,august #bf1 #ahfj1 at ,salt ,lake ,city2 was sustained first counselor to ,president ,john ,taylor ,october #aj1 #ahhj4 ,brigham ,young1 ,jun41 was born ,december #ah1 #ahcf1 at ,kirtland1 ,geauga ,county1 ,ohio2 was set apart as one of the ,twelve ,apostles ,october #i1 #ahfh1 in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,joseph ,f4 ,smith was born ,november #ac1 #ahch1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri2 was received into the ,council of ,apostles ,october #f1 #ahfg1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,he was sustained as second counselor to ,president ,john ,taylor ,october #aj1 #ahhj4 ,albert ,carrington was born ,january #h1 #ahac1 at ,royalton1 ,windsor ,county1 ,vermont2 was ordained an apostle ,july #c1 #ahgj1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,moses ,thatcher was born ,february #b1 #ahdb1 at ,sangamon ,county1 ,illinois2 was ordained an apostle ,april #g1 #ahgi1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,francis ,m4 ,lyman was born ,january #ab1 #ahdj1 near ,mc,comb1 in ,mc,donough ,county1 ,illinois2 was ordained an apostle ,october #bg1 #ahhj1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,john ,h4 ,smith was born ,september #ah1 #ahdh1 at ,carbunca1 ,pottowattomie ,county1 ,iowa2 was ordained an ,apostle ,october #bg1 #ahhj1 at ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,george ,teasdale was born on the #hth of ,december1 #ahca1 at ,london1 ,england1 and ordained one of the ,twelve ,apostles on the #afth of ,october1 #ahhb1 by ,president ,john ,taylor1 assisted by ,george ,q4 ,cannon and others of the apostles4 ,heber ,j4 ,grant was born on the #bb;d of ,november1 #ahef1 in ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah1 and ordained one of the ,twelve ,apostles on the #afth of ,october1 #ahhb1 by ,president ,george ,q4 ,cannon1 assisted by ,president ,john ,taylor and others of the apostles4 ,john ,w4 ,taylor was born on the #aeth of ,may1 #aheh1 at ,provo ,city1 ,utah ,county1 ,utah1 and ordained one of the ,twelve ,apostles on the #ith day of ,april1 #ahhd1 by ,president ,john ,taylor1 assisted by ,counselors ,geo4 ,q4 ,cannon1 ,jos4 ,f4 ,smith and others of the apostles4 ,the first ,first ,presidency and ,twelve ,apostles of the church1 in ,kirtland1 were3 ,,first ,,presidency4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,sidney ,rigdon1 ,frederick ,g4 ,williams4 ,,twelve ,,apostles4 #a4 ,thomas ,b4 ,marsh1 #b4 ,david ,w4 ,patten1 #c4 ,brigham ,young1 #d4 ,heber ,c4 ,kimball1 #e4 ,orson ,hyde1 #f4 ,william ,e4 ,mc,lellin1 #g4 ,parley ,p4 ,pratt1 #h4 ,luke ,s4 ,johnson1 #i4 ,william ,smith1 #aj4 ,orson ,pratt1 #aa4 ,john ,f4 ,boynton1 #ab4 ,lyman ,e4 ,johnson4 ,the persons composing the first ,council of ,twelve ,apostles were chosen by the three witnesses of the ,book of ,mormon1 viz43 ,oliver ,cowdery1 ,david ,whitmer and ,martin ,harris1 on the #adth day of ,february1 #ahce4 ,they were ordained ,apostles by ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,oliver ,cowdery and ,david ,whitmer1 as stated in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,may #bh1 #ahdc4 ,in a revelation given through ,joseph1 the ,seer1 at ,far ,west1 ,missouri1 ,july #h1 #ahch1 the ,lord said to him3 ,let my servant ,john ,taylor1 and also my servant ,john ,e4 ,page1 and also my servant ,wilford ,woodruff1 and also my servant ,willard ,richards1 be appointed to fill the places of those who have fallen1 and be officially notified of their appointments4 ,when ,frederick ,g4 ,williams was rejected from the ,first ,presidency1 on the #gth of ,november1 #ahcg1 at ,far ,west1 ,hyrum ,smith was appointed a counselor in his stead1 which position he occupied until called to officiate as ,patriarch to the church1 after the death of his father1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 which occurred in ,nauvoo1 ,september #ad1 #ahdj1 when ,william ,law was appointed counselor to the ,prophet ,joseph in ,hyrum's stead4 ,this office ,wm4 ,law occupied until the assassination of the ,prophet and ,patriarch1 which occurred ,june #bg1 #ahdd1 at ,carthage1 ,illinois4 ,the ,first ,presidency and ,twelve ,apostles as they stood in ,nauvoo1 after the apostacy of ,luke ,s4 ,johnson1 ,william ,e4 ,mc,lellin1 ,john ,f4 ,boynton1 ,lyman ,e4 ,johnson1 ,thomas ,b ,marsh and ,frederick ,g4 ,williams1 and the ordination of ,hyrum ,smith to the office of ,patriarch1 were3 ,,first ,,presidency4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,sidney ,rigdon1 ,william ,law4 ,,twelve ,,apostles4 #a4 ,brigham ,young1 #b4 ,heber ,c4 ,kimball1 #c4 ,parley ,p4 ,pratt1 #d4 ,orson ,pratt1 #e4 ,orson ,hyde1 #f4 ,william ,smith1 #g4 ,john ,taylor1 #h4 ,john ,e4 ,page1 #i4 ,wilford ,woodruff1 #aj4 ,willard ,richards1 #aa4 ,george ,a4 ,smith1 #ab4 ,lyman ,wight4 ,at a ,general ,conference1 held on ,december #bg1 #ahdg1 at ,kanesville1 7now ,council ,bluffs17 ,iowa1 the ,saints acknowledged ,brigham ,young ,president of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints1 and ,heber ,c4 ,kimball and ,willard ,richards his ,counselors4 ,this action was confirmed at the ,general ,conference1 held in ,salt ,lake ,valley1 after the companies had arrived in the ,fall of #ahdh4 ,in ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,february1 #ahdi1 after the assassination of the ,prophet ,joseph1 the apostacy of ,sidney ,rigdon1 ,william ,law1 ,william ,smith1 ,john ,e4 ,page and ,lyman ,wight1 the ,first ,presidency and ,twelve ,apostles stood as follows3 ,,first ,,presidency4 ,brigham ,young1 ,heber ,c4 ,kimball1 ,willard ,richards4 ,,twelve ,,apostles4 #a4 ,orson ,hyde1 #b4 ,parley ,p4 ,pratt1 #c4 ,orson ,pratt1 #d4 ,john ,taylor1 #e4 ,wilford ,woodruff1 #f4 ,george ,a4 ,smith1 #g4 ,amasa ,m4 ,lyman1 #h4 ,ezra ,t4 ,benson1 #i4 ,charles ,c4 ,rich1 #aj4 ,lorenzo ,snow1 #aa4 ,erastus ,snow1 #ab4 ,franklin ,d4 ,richards4 ,after the death of ,counselor ,willard ,richards1 ,march #aa1 #ahed1 ,president ,b4 ,young nominated1 and the church sustained ,jedediah ,m4 ,grant1 at the ,general ,conference ,april #f1 #ahed1 as his second counselor4 ,elder ,grant filled this office until his death1 at ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,december #a1 #ahef4 ,he was born in ,windsor1 ,broome ,county1 ,new ,york1 ,february #ba1 #ahaf4 ,john ,w4 ,young was born ,october #ast1 #ahdd1 at ,nauvoo1 ,hancock ,county1 ,illinois2 was ordained an apostle ,november #bb;d1 #ahee1 by ,president ,brigham ,young1 assisted by ,heber ,c4 ,kimball and ,jedediah ,m4 ,grant1 at ,salt ,lake ,city2 on the #dth of ,february1 #ahfd1 he was set apart to be assistant counselor to the ,first ,presidency by his father1 ,president ,brigham ,young1 and on the #hth of ,october1 #ahgf1 was set apart as first counselor to ,president ,brigham ,young1 by his father1 assisted by ,daniel ,h4 ,wells and ,brigham ,young1 ,jr1 at ,salt ,lake ,city1 which position he occupied until the death of ,president ,young4 ,since then he has officiated as counselor to the ,twelve ,apostles4 ,daniel ,h4 ,wells was born ,october #bg1 #ahad1 at ,trenton1 ,oneida ,county1 ,new ,york2 was ordained an apostle and set apart to be second counselor in the ,first ,presidency by ,president ,brigham ,young1 ,january #dth1 #aheg4 ,he held this office until the death of ,president ,young2 since then he has officiated as counselor to the ,twelve ,apostles4 ,since the death of ,presidents ,brigham ,young and ,george ,a4 ,smith1 ,elders ,orson ,hyde1 ,parley ,p4 ,pratt1 ,ezra ,t4 ,benson1 ,orson ,pratt and ,charles ,c4 ,rich1 and the apostacy of ,amasa ,m4 ,lyman1 the ,first ,presidency and ,council of ,apostles have been as follows1 from ,april #i1 #ahhd3 ,,first ,,presidency4 ,john ,taylor1 ,george ,q4 ,cannon1 ,joseph ,f4 ,smith4 ,,twelve ,,apostles4 #a4 ,wilford ,woodruff1 #b4 ,lorenzo ,snow1 #c4 ,erastus ,snow1 #d4 ,franklin ,d4 ,richards1 #e4 ,brigham ,young1 #f4 ,albert ,carrington1 #g4 ,moses ,thatcher1 #h4 ,francis ,m4 ,lyman1 #i4 ,john ,h4 ,smith1 #aj4 ,george ,teasdale1 #aa4 ,heber ,j4 ,grant1 #ab4 ,john ,w4 ,taylor4 ,francis ,m4 ,lyman and ,john ,h4 ,smith were appointed and sustained at the ,general ,conference in ,october1 #ahhj1 but were not ordained1 on account of the absence of ,elder ,lyman1 until the #bgth day of that month4 ,bible4 ,matt4 #aj4 #b-d the names of the ,twelve ,apostles are these4 #bh4 #ai1 #bj go ye therefore and teach all nations4 ,mark #c4 #ad he ordained ,twelve that they should be with him4 ,john #ae4 #af ye have not chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you4 ,acts #a4 #be that ye may take part in this ministry and apostleship4 #d4 #ce laid them down at the apostles' feet4 #af4 #d the decrees ordained of the apostles4 ,rom4 #a4 #e by whom we have received grace and apostleship4 #aa4 #ac inasmuch as ,i am an apostle of the ,gentiles4 #a ,cor4 #ab4 #bh ,god hath set some in the church1 first apostles4 #b ,cor4 #ab4 #ab truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you4 ,eph4 #b4 #bj built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets4 #c4 #e as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets4 #d4 #aa and he gave some apostles and some prophets1 etc4 ,neh4 #c4 #a the apostle and high priest of our profession4 ,jude #ag4 words spoken before of the apostles of our ,lord4 ,rev4 #ah4 #bj rejoice over her1 ye holy apostles and prophets4 ,book of ,mormon4 #c ,nephi #ab4 #a give heed unto these ,twelve whom ,i have chosen4 #ac4 #be ye are they ,i have chosen to minister to this people4 #ai4 #d ,jesus chose twelve disciples among the ,nephites4 ,chap4 #bh4 ,jesus' ministry to his ,twelve ,disciples2 three chosen to remain4 ,mormon #a4 #af disciples taken out of the land on account of wickedness4 #c4 #ai ,nephites to be judged by the ,twelve whom ,jesus chose4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ah4 #i called with the same calling as the apostle ,paul4 #bg-dg calling of the ,council of ,twelve ,apostles in this dispensation4 #ai4 #h for it is meet for you to know1 even as mine apostles4 #bj4 #b1 #c ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery called and ordained apostles4 #bg4 #ab with ,peter1 ,james and ,john1 by whom ,i have ordained you apostles4 #hd4 #fc you are mine apostles1 even ,god's high priests4 #fd4 #ie4 #d prepare mine apostles to prune my vineyard for the last time4 ,see ,a ,pamphlet1 ,succession in the ,priesthood1 by ,john ,taylor4 ,sermon by ,o4 ,pratt1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ai1 page #aaa4 ,geo4 ,q4 ,cannon1 ,j4 of ,d4 ,vol4 #aj1 page #bcj4 ,,consecration--,,stewardship--,,united ,,order4 ,to the ,elder or ,saint who has studied the revelations of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as given in the ,doctrine and ,covenants1 by the light of the ,holy ,spirit1 it is most abundantly manifest that the human family has departed1 degenerated or apostatized from original methods in their secular or business concerns1 as truly1 and as extensively1 as they have in their spiritual interests1 or the matters of their religious faith4 ,enoch instituted an order of things among his people1 in their business and financial relations1 which so revolutionized their temporalities1 that they had no poor among them1 and all rejoiced together in equal hope of the life and exaltation1 offered to them in the ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,only ,begotten of the ,father4 ,this very peculiar condition of things has been revealed to us under the style of ,united ,order of ,enoch1 and it would surprise many who have given little attention to it to know how much is said in explanation and support of this doctrine in the ,revelations4 ,we have thought that our little work could not be considered complete without a studied article1 explanatory of this subject1 but have concluded to give some references and citations1 and invite the earnest students and scholars in the ,church to investigate these great principles of social reform which have long puzzled the scientists and moralists of our age1 which are worthy the efforts of our best minds1 enlightened by the inspiration of the ,holy ,ghost1 and which ,god has promised to set in order in his ,church1 in his own time and in his own way4 ,bible4 ,psalm #ej4 #e gather my ,saints together1 that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice4 ,matt4 #ai4 #af-ba go and sell that thou hast and give to the poor4 ,acts #d4 #ca1 #cb but they had all things common4 #ce distribution was made unto every man according as he had need4 ,book of ,mormon4 #d ,nephi #a4 #b1 #c they had all things common among them1 therefore they were not rich and poor1 bond and free4 #af there could not be a happier people who had been created by the hand of ,god4 #bd1 #be from that time they had their goods and substance no more common among them4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #ai4 #bf ,martin ,harris was commanded to impart of his substance1 for printing the ,book of ,mormon4 #cd1 #ce ,martin ,harris commanded to impart all his substance except sufficient for the support of his family4 #db4 #cj properties to be consecrated for the support of the poor1 by deed and ,covenant4 #cb every man to be made accountable to the ,lord1 as a steward over his own property4 #cc properties in the hands of the ,church1 or individuals1 more than is necessary for their support1 shall be kept to administer to those who have not4 #ci the riches of those who embrace the ,gospel among the ,gentiles1 to be consecrated to the poor of the house of ,israel4 #cg he that is cast out of the ,church shall not receive that which he has consecrated to the poor4 #ea4 #a1 #b must needs be that they be organized according to my laws1 or they will be cut off4 #c appoint unto this people their portion1 every man equal according to their families4 #d a writing given unto every man to secure unto him his portion4 #e-g4 #eh4 #ce-hg ,martin ,harris to be an example unto the ,church1 in laying his monies before the bishop4 ,this is the law to every man who would receive an inheritance in ,zion4 #gj4 #i-aa no man exempt from the law of consecration who belongs to the church4 #gh4 #d the order for the establishment of the poor to be everlasting4 #e1 #f all to be equal in heavenly and earthly things4 #aa1 #ab the ,saints to organize by an everlasting covenant4 ,he who breaks it to be delivered over to the buffetings of ,satan4 #hb4 #aa certain men to be bound together by a covenant not to be broken4 #ab-ah4 #ba the soul that sins against this covenant and hardens his heart against it1 to be turned over to the buffetings of ,satan4 #he4 #c-e those who do not keep the law of consecration and tithing1 shall not have their names enrolled with the people of ,god2 their genealogy shall not be found in the records of the church1 neither shall the names of the fathers or children be written in the book of the law of ,god4 #ajd4 #a the united order to be an everlasting order for the salvation of men until ,christ come4 #d-aj the penalty of breaking the covenants of the united order4 #aa-ac every man's stewardship to be appointed unto him4 #ae1 #af the ,lord will provide for his ,saints in his own way4 #ed1 #ee the properties of the ,saints are the ,lord's1 or else is their faith vain4 #aje4 #b were it not for the transgressions of my people1 they might have been redeemed even now4 #d are not united according to the law of the celestial kingdom4 #e ,zion cannot be built up except by the law of the celestial kingdom4 #i elders to wait a little season for the redemption of ,zion4 ,pearl of ,great ,price4 ,pages #ah1 #ai1 #bj an account of the city of ,enoch4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 #ae1 page #bbj4 #ag1 #ef4 ,j4 ,taylor1 #ag1 #dg4 ,g4 ,a4 ,smith1 #ag1 #eh4 ,w4 ,woodruff1 #ag1 #fi4 ,e4 ,snow4 #ag1 #gd4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ag1 #ajc4 ,l4 ,snow1 #ah1 #cga4 ,e4 ,snow1 #ai1 #agi4 ,l4 ,snow1 #ai1 #cda4 ,j4 ,taylor1 #bj1 #ee4 ,l4 ,snow1 #bj1 #cfa4 ,j4 ,taylor1 #ba1 #ec4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ba1 #adf4 ,,gems ,,from ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,joseph ,,smith4 ,may1 #be1 #ahce1 in a ,council of the ,twelve1 ,brigham ,young1 one of the ,twelve1 ,elders ,john ,p4 ,greene and ,amos ,orton were set apart to open the door of the ,gospel to the remnants of ,joseph4 ,,presidency ,,of ,,the ,,twelve4--,january #af1 #ahcf1 in a ,council of the ,twelve the ,prophet ,joseph made the following remark3 ,the ,twelve are not subject to any other than the ,first ,presidency1 viz43 myself1 ,sidney ,rigdon1 and ,frederick ,g4 ,williams1 who are now my ,counselors2 7and where ,i am not1 there is no ,first ,presidency over the ,twelve47 ,a ,vision4--,january #ba1 #ahcf1 the ,prophet ,joseph says of this time2 ,the heavens were opened upon us1 and ,i beheld the celestial kingdom of ,god1 and the glory thereof1 whether in the body or out ,i cannot tell4 ,i saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter1 which was like unto circling flames of fire2 also the blazing throne of ,god1 whereon was seated the ,father and the ,son4 ,i saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom1 which had the appearance of being paved with gold4 ,i saw ,fathers ,adam and ,abraham1 and my father and mother1 my brother ,alvin1 that has long since slept1 and marvelled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that kingdom1 seeing that he had departed this life before the ,lord had set his hand to gather ,israel the second time1 and had not been baptized for the remission of sins4 ,thus came the voice of the ,lord unto me1 saying--,all who have died without a knowledge of this ,gospel1 who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry1 shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of ,god2 also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it1 who would have received it with all their hearts1 shall be heirs of that kingdom1 for ,i1 the ,lord1 will judge all men according to their works1 according to the desire of their hearts4 ,and ,i also beheld all children who die before they arrive at years of accountability1 are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven4 99 99 99 ,many of my brethren who received the ordinance with me saw glorious visions also4 ,angels ministered unto them as well as myself1 and the power of the ,highest rested upon us1 the house was filled with the glory of ,god1 and we shouted ,hosanna to ,god and the ,lamb4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,prophecy4--,on the evening of ,march #bg1 #ahcf1 ,president ,joseph ,smith met the ,quorums of the ,priesthood in the ,temple1 and instructed them respecting the ordinance of washing of feet1 and in relation to the ,spirit of prophecy1 ,and called upon the congregation to speak1 and not to fear to prophesy good concerning the ,saints1 for if you prophesy the falling of these hills1 and the rising of the valleys1 the downfall of the enemies of ,zion1 and the rising of the kingdom of ,god1 it shall come to pass4 ,do not quench the ,spirit1 for the first one that opens his mouth shall receive the spirit of prophecy4 ,brother ,g4 ,a4 ,smith arose1 and began to prophesy1 when a noise was heard like the sound of a rushing mighty wind1 which filled the ,temple1 and all the congregation simultaneously arose1 being moved upon by an invisible power2 many began to speak in tongues1 and prophesy2 others saw glorious visions2 and ,i beheld the ,temple was filled with angels1 which fact ,i declared to the congregation4 ,the people of the neighborhood came running together1 7hearing an unusual sound within1 and seeing a bright light like a pillar of fire resting upon the ,temple17 and were astonished at what was transpiring4 ,,what ,,the ,,elders ,,should ,,preach4--,march #cj1 #ahcf1 the ,elders met in the ,kirtland ,temple1 to attend to the ordinance of washing of feet1 under the direction of the ,prophet ,joseph4 ,he made the following remarks3 ,that the time that we were required to tarry in ,kirtland to be endued1 would be fulfilled in a few days1 and then the ,elders would go forth1 and each must stand for himself1 as it was not necessary for them to be sent out1 two by two1 as in former times1 but to go in all meekness1 in sobriety1 and preach ,jesus ,christ and him crucified2 not to contend with others on account of their faith1 or systems of religion1 but pursue a steady course4 ,this ,i delivered by way of commandment2 and all who observe it not1 will pull down persecution upon their heads1 while those who do1 shall always be filled with the ,holy ,ghost2 this ,i pronounced as a prophecy1 and sealed with hosanna and ,amen4 ,,the ,,comforter4--,from instructions of the ,prophet ,joseph1 given at a ,conference of the ,twelve1 ,june #bg1 #ahci4 ,there are two ,comforters spoken of4 ,one is the ,holy ,ghost1 the same as given on the day of ,pentecost1 and that all ,saints receive after faith1 repentance1 and baptism4 ,this first ,comforter or ,holy ,ghost has no other effect than pure intelligence4 ,it is more powerful in expanding the mind1 enlightening the understanding1 and storing the intellect with present knowledge1 of a man who is of the literal seed of ,abraham1 than one that is a ,gentile1 though it may not have half as much visible effect upon the body2 for as the ,holy ,ghost falls upon one of the literal seed of ,abraham1 it is calm and serene2 and his whole soul and body are only exercised by the pure spirit of intelligence2 while the effect of the ,holy ,ghost upon a ,gentile1 is to purge out the old blood1 and make him actually of the seed of ,abraham4 ,that man that has none of the blood of ,abraham 7naturally7 must have a new creation by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,in such a case1 there may be more of a powerful effect upon the body1 and visible to the eye1 than upon an ,israelite1 while the ,israelite at first might be far before the ,gentile in pure intelligence4 ,,the ,,other ,,comforter spoken of is a subject of great interest1 and perhaps understood by few of this generation4 ,after a person hath faith in ,christ1 repents of his sins1 and is baptized for the remission of his sins and receives the ,holy ,ghost1 7by the laying on of hands17 which is the first ,comforter1 then let him continue to humble himself before ,god1 hungering and thirsting after righteousness1 and living by every word of ,god1 and the ,lord will soon say unto him1 ,son1 thou shalt be exalted1 etc4 ,when the ,lord has thoroughly proved him1 and finds that the man is determined to serve him at all hazards1 then the man will find his calling and his election made sure1 then it will be his privilege to receive the other ,comforter1 which the ,lord hath promised the ,saints1 as is recorded in the testimony of ,st4 ,john1 in the #adth chapter1 from the #abth to the #bgth verses4 99 99 ,now1 what is this other ,comforter8 ,it is no more or less than the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ himself2 and this is the sum and substance of the whole matter2 that when any man obtains this last ,comforter1 he will have the personage of ,jesus ,christ to attend him1 or appear unto him from time to time1 and even he will manifest the ,father unto him1 and they will take up their abode with him1 and the visions of the heavens will be opened unto him1 and the ,lord will teach him face to face1 and he may have a perfect knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of ,god2 and this is the state and place the ancient ,saints arrived at when they had such glorious visions--,isaiah1 ,ezekiel1 ,john upon the ,isle of ,patmos1 ,st4 ,paul in the three heavens1 and all the ,saints who held communion with the general assembly and ,church of the ,first ,born1 etc4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,revelation is in connection with these blessings4 ,a person may profit by noticing the first intimations of the ,spirit of ,revelation2 for instance1 when you feel pure intelligence flowing unto you1 it may give you sudden strokes of ideas1 that by noticing it1 you may find it fulfilled the same day or soon2 7i4 e417 those things that were presented unto your mind by the ,spirit of ,god1 will come to pass2 and thus by learning the ,spirit of ,god and understanding it1 you may grow into the principle of ,revelation1 until you become perfect in ,christ ,jesus4 ,,forgive ,,one ,,another4--,ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy1 and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance1 and asking forgiveness2 and should we even forgive our brother1 or even our enemy1 before they repent or ask forgiveness1 our ,heavenly ,father would be equally as merciful unto us4 ,,keys4--,july #b1 #ahci1 at a meeting of the ,twelve and some of the ,seventies1 ,president ,joseph ,smith made the following remarks3 ,o ye ,twelve6 and all ,saints6 profit by this important ,,key--that in all your trials1 troubles1 temptations1 afflictions1 bonds1 imprisonments and death1 see to it1 that you do not betray heaven2 that you do not betray ,jesus ,christ2 that you do not betray the brethren2 that you do not betray the revelations of ,god1 whether in the ,bible1 ,book of ,mormon1 or ,doctrine and ,covenants1 or any other that ever was or ever will be given and revealed unto man in this world or that which is to come4 ,yea1 in all your kicking and flounderings1 see to it that you do not this thing1 lest innocent blood be found in your skirts1 and you go down to hell4 ,all other sins are not to be compared to sinning against the ,holy ,ghost1 and proving a traitor to thy brethren4 ,i will give unto you one of the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom4 ,it is an eternal principle1 that has existed with ,god from all eternity3 ,that man who rises up to condemn others1 finding fault with the ,church1 saying that they are out of the way1 while he himself is righteous1 then know assuredly1 that that man is in the highroad to apostacy2 and if he does not repent1 will apostatize1 as ,god lives4 ,the principle is as correct as the one ,jesus put forth in saying1 that he who seeketh a sign is an adulterous person2 and that principle is eternal1 undeviating1 and firm as the pillars of heaven2 for whenever you see a man seeking after a sign1 you may set it down that he is an adulterous man4 ,,coming ,,of ,,the ,,son ,,of ,,man4--,on another occasion about this time the prophet ,joseph made the following remarks3 ,men profess to prophesy4 ,i will prophesy that the signs of the coming of the ,son of ,man are already commenced4 ,one pestilence will desolate after another4 ,we shall soon have war and bloodshed4 ,the moon will be turned into blood4 ,i testify of these things1 and that the coming of the ,son of ,man is nigh1 even at your doors4 ,if our souls and our bodies are not looking forth for the coming of the ,son of ,man2 and after we are dead1 if we are not looking forth1 c42 we shall be among those who are calling for the rocks to fall upon us1 c4 99 99 99 ,the time is soon coming when no man will have any peace but in ,zion and her ,stakes4 ,i saw men hunting the lives of their own sons1 and brother murdering brother1 women killing their own daughters1 and daughters seeking the lives of their mothers4 ,i saw armies arrayed against armies4 ,i saw blood1 desolation1 fires4 c4 ,the ,son of ,man has said that the mother shall be against the daughter1 and the daughter against the mother1 c4 ,these things are at our doors4 ,they will follow the ,saints of ,god from city to city4 ,satan will rage1 and the spirit of the devil is now enraged4 ,i know not how soon these things will take place2 and with a view of them1 shall ,i cry peace8 ,no6 ,i will lift up my voice and testify of them4 ,how long you will have good crops1 and the famine be kept off1 ,i do not know2 when the fig tree leaves1 know then that the summer is nigh at hand4 ,,the ,,saints ,,must ,,suffer4--,september #bi1 #ahci1 ,explained concerning the coming of the ,son of ,man1 c42 also that it is a false idea that the ,saints will escape all the judgments1 whilst the wicked suffer2 for all flesh is subject to suffer1 and 'the righteous shall hardly escape2' still many of the ,saints will escape1 for the just shall live by faith2 yet many of the righteous shall fall a prey to disease1 to pestilence1 etc41 by reason of the weakness of the flesh1 and yet be saved in the kingdom of ,god4 ,so that it is an unhallowed principle to say that such and such have transgressed because they have been preyed upon by disease or death1 for all flesh is subject to death2 and the ,savior said1 ',judge not1 lest ye be judged4' ,,translation4--,october #e1 #ahdj4 ,many may have supposed that the doctrine of translation was a doctrine whereby men were taken immediately into the presence of ,god1 and into an eternal fulness1 but this is a mistaken idea4 ,their place of habitation is that of the terrestrial order1 and a place prepared for such characters1 be held in reserve to be ministering angels unto many planets1 and who as yet have not entered into so great a fulness as those who are resurrected from the dead4 99 99 99 ,this distinction is made between the doctrine of the actual resurrection and translation3 translation obtains deliverance from the tortures and sufferings of the body1 but their existence will prolong as to the labors and toils of the ministry1 before they can enter into so great a rest and glory4 ,,sacrifice ,,to ,,be ,,restored4--,it is generally supposed that sacrifice was entirely done away when the ,great ,sacrifice was offered up1 and that there will be no necessity for the ordinance of sacrifice in future2 but those who assert this are certainly not acquainted with the duties1 privileges1 and authority of the ,priesthood1 or with the ,prophets4 99 99 ,these sacrifices1 as well as every ordinance belonging to the ,priesthood1 will1 when the ,temple of the ,lord shall be built1 and the sons of ,levi be purified1 be fully restored and attended to in all their powers1 ramifications1 and blessings4 ,this ever did and will exist when the powers of the ,melchizedec ,priesthood are sufficiently manifest2 else how can the restitution of all things spoken of by all the holy ,prophets be brought to pass8 ,,book ,,of ,,mormon4--,november #bh1 #ahda4 ,in council with the ,twelve ,apostles1 ,joseph ,smith said1 ,i told the brethren that the ,book of ,mormon was the most correct of any book on earth1 and the keystone of our religion1 and a man would get nearer to ,god by abiding by its precepts1 than by any other book4 ,,the ,,resurrection4--,march #bj1 #ahdb4 ,from a sermon of ,joseph ,smith's3 ,as concerning the resurrection1 ,i will merely say that all men will come from the grave as they lie down1 whether old or young2 there will not be 'added unto their stature one cubit1' neither taken from it2 all will be raised by the power of ,god1 having spirit in their bodies1 and not blood4 ,,spirit ,,and ,,matter4--,april #a1 #ahdb4 ,the ,prophet ,joseph said1 ,in tracing the thing to the foundation1 and looking at it philosophically1 we shall find a very material difference between the body and the spirit3 the body is supposed to be organized matter1 and the spirit1 by many1 is thought to be immaterial1 without substance4 ,with this latter statement we should beg leave to differ1 and state that spirit is a substance2 that it is material1 but that it is more pure1 elastic1 and refined matter than the body2 that it existed before the body1 can exist in the body1 and will exist separate from the body1 when the body will be mouldering in the dust2 and will in the resurrection1 be again united with it4 ,,must ,,be ,,like ,,god4--,april #aj1 #ahdb4 ,joseph ,smith said1 ,if you wish to go where ,god is1 you must be like ,god1 or possess the principles which ,god possesses1 for if we are not drawing towards ,god in principle1 we are going from ,him and drawing towards the devil4 99 99 99 ,a man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge1 for if he does not get knowledge1 he will be brought into captivity by some evil power in the other world1 as evil spirits will have more knowledge1 and consequently more power than many men who are on the earth4 ,hence it needs revelation to assist us1 and give us knowledge of the things of ,god44 ,,keys4--,may #a1 #ahdb4 ,the ,,keys are certain signs and words by which false spirits and personages may be detected from true1 which cannot be revealed to the ,elders till the ,temple is completed4 ,the rich can only get them in the ,temple1 the poor may get them on the mountain top as ,moses did4 ,,charity4--,the rich cannot be saved without charity1 giving to feed the poor when and how ,god requires4 ,,signs4--,there are signs in heaven1 earth1 and hell2 the ,elders must know them all1 to be endowed with power1 to finish their work and prevent imposition4 ,the devil knows many signs1 but does not know the sign of the ,son of ,man1 or ,jesus4 ,no one can truly say he knows ,god until he has handled something1 and this can only be in the ,holiest of ,holies4 ,a ,,prophecy4--,august #f1 #ahdb4 ,i prophesied that the ,saints would continue to suffer much affliction and would be driven to the ,rocky ,mountains1 many would apostatize1 others would be put to death by our persecutors1 or lose their lives in consequence of exposure or disease1 and some of you will live to go and assist in making settlements and build cities and see the ,saints become a mighty people in the midst of the ,rocky ,mountains4 ,,the ,,millennium4--,december #cj1 #ahdb4 ,christ and the resurrected ,saints will reign over the earth during the thousand years4 ,they will not probably dwell on the earth1 but will visit it when they please1 or when it is necessary to govern it4 ,there will be wicked men on the earth during the thousand years4 ,the heathen nations who will not come up to worship will be visited with the judgments of ,god1 and must eventually be destroyed from the earth4 ,,sign ,,of ,a ,,dove4--,january #bi1 #ahdc4 ,the sign of the dove was instituted before the creation of the world1 a witness for the ,holy ,ghost1 and the ,devil cannot come in the sign of a dove4 ,,coming ,,of ,,the ,,son ,,of ,,man4--,april #f1 #ahdc4 ,judah must return1 ,jerusalem must be rebuilt1 and the ,temple1 and water come out from under the ,temple1 and the waters of the ,dead ,sea be healed4 ,it will take some time to build the walls of the city and the ,temple1 c42 and all this must be done before the ,son of ,man will make his appearance4 ,there will be wars and rumors of wars1 signs in the heavens above and on the earth beneath1 the sun turned into darkness and the moon to blood1 earthquakes in divers places1 the seas heaving beyond their bounds2 then will appear one grand sign of the ,son of ,man in heaven4 ,but what will the world do8 ,they will say it is a planet1 a comet1 c4 ,but the ,son of ,man will come as the sign of the coming of the ,son of ,man1 which will be as the light of the morning cometh out of the east4 ,,some ,,seek ,,to ,,excel4--,may #ad1 #ahdc4 ,in this world1 mankind are naturally selfish1 ambitious1 and striving to excel above one another4 99 99 ,so in the other world there is a variety of spirits4 ,some seek to excel4 ,and this was the case with ,lucifer when he fell4 ,he sought for things which were unlawful4 ,hence he was cast down1 and it is said he drew away many with him2 and the greatness of his punishment is1 that he shall not have a tabernacle4 ,this is his punishment4 ,,the ,,more ,,sure ,,word ,,of ,,prophecy4--,now for the secret and grand key4 ,though they might hear the voice of ,god and know that ,jesus was the ,son of ,god1 this would be no evidence that their election and calling was made sure1 that they had part with ,christ1 and were joint heirs with him4 ,they then would want that more sure word of prophecy1 that they were sealed in the heavens and had the promise of eternal life in the kingdom of ,god4 ,then1 having this promise sealed unto them1 it was an anchor to the soul1 sure and steadfast4 ,,hid ,,with ,,christ ,,in ,,god4--,may #af1 #ahdc4 ,your life is hid with ,christ in ,god1 and so are many others4 ,nothing but the unpardonable sin can prevent you from inheriting eternal glory1 for you are sealed up by the power of the ,priesthood unto eternal life1 having taken the step necessary for the purpose4 99 99 99 ,the unpardonable sin is to shed innocent blood1 or be accessory thereto4 ,all other sins will be visited with judgment in the flesh1 and the spirit being delivered to the buffetings of ,satan until the day of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,,three ,,degrees ,,in ,,celestial ,,glory4--,in the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees2 and in order to obtain the highest1 a man must enter into this order of the ,priesthood2 and if he does not1 he cannot obtain it4 ,he may enter into the other1 but that is the end of his kingdom3 he cannot have an increase4 ,,salvation4--,may #ag1 #ahdc4 ,salvation means a man's being placed beyond the power of all his enemies4 ,the more sure word of prophecy means a man's knowing that he is sealed up unto eternal life by revelation and the spirit of prophecy1 through the power of the holy ,priesthood4 ,it is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance4 ,,eternal ,,duration ,,of ,,matter4--,speaking of the eternal duration of matter1 ,i said4--,there is no such thing as immaterial matter4 ,all spirit is matter1 but is more fine or pure1 and can only be discerned by purer eyes4 ,we cannot see it2 but when our bodies are purified1 we shall see that it is all matter4 ,,the ,,punishment ,,of ,,the ,,devil4--,may #ba1 #ahdc4 ,the spirits in the eternal world are like the spirits in this world4 ,when those spirits have come into this world and received tabernacles1 then died1 and again have risen and received glorified bodies1 they will have an ascendancy over the spirits who have no bodies1 or kept not their first estate1 like the ,devil4 ,the punishment of the ,devil was1 that he should not have a habitation like men4 ,the ,devil's retaliation is1 he comes into this world1 binds up men's bodies1 and occupies them himself4 ,when the authorities come along1 they eject him from a stolen habitation4 ,,the ,,three ,,keys4--,we have no claim in our eternal compact1 in relation to eternal things1 unless our actions and contracts and all things tend to this end4 ,but after all this1 you have got to make your calling and election sure4 ,if this injunction would lie largely on those to whom it was spoken1 how much more those of the present generation4 ,first key3 ,knowledge is the power of salvation4 ,second key3 ,make your calling and election sure4 ,third key3 ,it is one thing to be on the mount and hear the excellent voice1 c41 c42 and another to hear the voice declare to you1 you have a part and lot in that kingdom4 ,,john ,,the ,,baptist4--,may #bd1 #ahdc4 ,after naming his text1 the ,prophet remarked that some one had asked him the meaning of the expression of ,jesus--',among those born of women1 there has not arisen a greater than ,john2' and said he had promised to answer it in public and he would do it then4 ,it could not have been on account of the miracles ,john performed1 for he did no miracles2 but it was--,first1 because he was trusted with a divine mission of preparing the way before the face of the ,lord4 ,who was trusted with such a mission before or since8 ,no man4 ,second1 he was trusted and it was required at his hand to baptize the ,son of ,man4 ,whoever did that8 ,who ever had so great a privilege or glory8 ,who ever led the ,son of ,god into the waters of baptism1 beholding the ,holy ,ghost descend upon him in the sign of a dove8 ,no man4 ,third1 ,john at that time was the only legal administrator holding the keys of power there was on earth4 ,the keys1 the kingdom1 the power1 the glory had departed from the ,jews2 and ,john1 the son of ,zachariah1 by the anointing and decree of heaven1 held the keys of power at that time4 ,,the ,,principle ,,that ,,crucified ,,jesus ,,christ4--,june #aa1 #ahdc4 ,many men will say1 ',i will never forsake you1 but will stand by you at all times4' ,but the moment you teach them some of the mysteries of the kingdom of ,god that are retained in the heavens and are to be revealed to the children of men when they are prepared for them1 they will be the first to stone you and put you to death4 ,it was this same principle that crucified the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and will cause the people to kill the ,prophets in this generation4 ,a ,,fulness ,,of ,,ordinances ,,necessary4--,all men who become heirs of ,god and joint heirs of ,jesus ,christ will have to receive the fulness of the ordinances of his kingdom2 and those who will not receive all the ordinances will come short of the fulness of that glory1 if they do not lose the whole4 ,,the ,,world ,,of ,,spirits4--,hades1 the ,greek1 or ,shaole1 the ,hebrew3 these two significations mean a world of spirits4 ,hades1 ,shaole1 paradise1 spirits in prison1 are all one3 it is a world of spirits4 ,the righteous and the wicked all go to the same world of spirits until the resurrection4 99 99 ,the great misery of departed spirits in the world of spirits1 where they go after death1 is to know that they come short of the glory that others enjoy and that they might have enjoyed themselves1 and they are their own accusers4 ,,three ,,persons ,,in ,,heaven ,,holding ,,the ,,keys ,,of ,,power4--,any person that has seen the heavens opened knows that there are three personages in the heavens who hold the keys of power1 and one presides over all4 99 99 99 ,as the ,father hath power in himself1 so hath the ,son power in himself1 to lay down his life and take it again1 so he has a body of his own4 ,the ,son doeth what he hath seen the ,father do3 then the ,father hath some day laid down his life and taken it again2 so he has a body of his own2 each one will be in his own body4 ,,forgive ,,all ,,men4--,july #i1 #ahdc4 ,joseph remarked that all was well between him and the heavens2 that he had no enmity against anyone2 and as the prayer of ,jesus1 or his pattern1 so prayed ,joseph--',father1 forgive me my trespasses as ,i forgive those who trespass against me1' for ,i freely forgive all men4 ,if we would secure and cultivate the love of others1 we must love others1 even our enemies as well as friends4 ,,necessity ,,of ,,baptism4--,the ,gospel requires baptism by immersion for the remission of sins1 which is the meaning of the word in the original language--namely1 to bury or immerse4 99 99 ,but ,i further believe in the gift of the ,holy ,ghost by the laying on of hands4 99 99 ,might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man1 if not done in view of the remission of sins and getting of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,baptism by water is but half a baptism1 and is good for nothing without the other half--that is1 the baptism of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,,sealing ,,of ,,the ,,servants ,,of ,,god4--,august #ac1 #ahdc4 ,four destroying angels holding power over the four quarters of the earth until the servants of ,god are sealed in their foreheads1 which signifies sealing the blessing upon their heads1 meaning the everlasting covenant1 thereby making their calling and election sure4 ,when a seal is put upon the father and mother1 it secures their posterity1 so that they cannot be lost1 but will be saved by virtue of the covenant of their father and mother4 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,salem4--,august #ah1 #ahdc4 ,the ,king of ,shiloam 7,salem7 had power and authority over that of ,abraham1 holding the key and the power of endless life4 ,,the ,,sacrifice ,,required ,,of ,,abraham in the offering up of ,isaac shows that if a man would attain to the keys of the kingdom of an endless life1 he must sacrifice all things4 ,when ,god offers a blessing or knowledge to a man1 and he refuses to receive it1 he will be damned4 ,,the ,,fulness ,,of ,,the ,,melchisedek ,,priesthood4--,those holding the fulness of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood are kings and priests of the ,most ,high ,god1 holding the keys of power and blessings6 ,in fact1 that ,priesthood is a perfect law of theocracy1 and stands as ,god to give laws to the people1 administering endless lives to the sons and daughters of ,adam4 ,abram says to ,melchisedek1 ,i believe all that thou hast taught me concerning the ,priesthood and the coming of the ,son of ,man2 so ,melchisedek ordained ,abram1 and sent him away4 ,abram rejoiced1 saying1 ,now ,i have a ,priesthood4 99 99 ,elijah shall reveal the covenants to seal the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the children to the fathers4 ,the anointing and sealing is to be called1 elected1 and made sure4 ,,spirits ,,of ,,the ,,just4--,october #i1 #ahdc4 ,spirits can only be revealed in flaming fire or glory4 ,angels have advanced further1 their light and glory being tabernacled2 and hence they appear in bodily shape4 ,the spirits of just men are made ministering servants to those who are sealed unto life eternal1 and it is through them that the sealing power comes down4 99 99 ,the spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious work2 hence they are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits4 ,enveloped in flaming fire1 they are not far from us1 and know and understand our thoughts1 feelings1 and notions1 and are often pained therewith4 ,flesh and blood cannot go there2 but flesh and bones1 quickened by the ,spirit of ,god1 can4 ,,the ,,kingdom ,,of ,,god4--,october #ae1 #ahdc4 ,it is one thing to see the ,kingdom of ,god1 and another thing to enter into it4 ,we must have a change of heart to see the ,kingdom of ,god1 and subscribe the articles of adoption to enter therein4 ,,adultery4--,november #be1 #ahdc4 ,if a man commit adultery1 he cannot receive the celestial kingdom of ,god4 ,even if he is saved in any kingdom1 it cannot be the celestial kingdom4 ,,saviors ,,on ,,mount ,,zion4--,january #bj1 #ahdd4 ,the ,bible says1 ',i will send you ,elijah the ,prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the ,lord2 and he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the hearts of the children to the fathers1 lest ,i come and smite the earth with a curse4' ,now1 the word turn here should be translated bind1 or seal4 ,but what is the object of this important mission8 or how is it to be fulfilled8 ,the keys are to be delivered1 the spirit of ,elijah is to come1 the ,gospel to be established1 the ,saints of ,god gathered1 ,zion built up1 and the ,saints to come up as ,saviors on ,mount ,zion4 ,but how are they to become ,saviors on ,mount ,zion8 ,by building their temples1 erecting their baptismal fonts1 and going forth and receiving all the ordinances1 baptisms1 confirmations1 washings1 anointings1 ordinations1 and sealing powers upon their heads1 in behalf of all their progenitors who are dead1 and redeem them that they may come forth in the first resurrection and be exalted to thrones of glory with them2 and herein is the chain that binds the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the children to the fathers1 which fulfils the mission of ,elijah4 99 99 ,the ,saints have not too much time to save and redeem their dead1 and gather together their living relatives1 that they may be saved also1 before the earth will be smitten1 and the consumption decreed falls upon the world4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,elias4--,march #aj1 #ahdd4 ,the spirit of ,elias is to prepare the way for a greater revelation of ,god1 which is the ,priesthood of ,elias1 or the ,priesthood that ,aaron was ordained unto4 ,and when ,god sends a man into the world to prepare for a greater work1 holding the keys of the power of ,elias1 it was called the doctrine of ,elias1 even from the early ages of the world4 99 99 99 ,this is the ,elias spoken of in the last days1 and here is the rock upon which many split1 thinking the time was past in the days of ,john and ,christ1 and no more to be4 ,but the spirit of ,elias was revealed to me1 and ,i know it is true2 therefore ,i speak with boldness1 for ,i know verily my doctrine is true4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,elijah4--,now for ,elijah4 ,the spirit1 power1 and calling of ,elijah is1 that ye have power to hold the keys of the revelations1 ordinances1 oracles1 powers1 and endowments of the fulness of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood and of the kingdom of ,god on the earth2 and to receive1 obtain1 and perform all the ordinances belonging to the kingdom of ,god1 even unto the turning of the hearts of the fathers unto the children1 and the hearts of the children unto the fathers1 even those who are in heaven4 99 99 ,now comes the point4 ,what is this office and work of ,elijah8 ,it is one of the greatest and most important subjects that ,god has revealed4 ,he should send ,elijah to seal the children to the fathers1 and the fathers to the children4 99 99 ,i wish you to understand this subject1 for it is important2 and if you will receive it1 this is the spirit of ,elijah1 that we redeem our dead1 and connect ourselves with our fathers which are in heaven1 and seal up our dead to come forth in the first resurrection2 and here we want the power of ,elijah to seal those who dwell on earth to those who dwell in heaven4 ,this is the power of ,elijah and the keys of the kingdom of ,jehovah4 99 99 ,then what you seal on earth1 by the keys of ,elijah1 is sealed in heaven2 and this is the power of ,elijah1 and this is the difference between the spirit and power of ,elias and ,elijah2 for while the spirit of ,elias is a forerunner1 the power of ,elijah is sufficient to make our calling and election sure4 99 99 ,we cannot be perfect without the fathers1 etc4 ,we must have revelations from them1 and we can see that the doctrine of ,,revelation as far transcends the doctrine of ,,no ,,revelation as knowledge is above ignorance2 for one truth revealed from heaven is worth all the sectarian notions in existence4 ,this spirit of ,elijah was manifest in the days of the apostles1 in delivering certain ones to the buffetings of ,satan1 that they might be saved in the day of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,they were sealed by the spirit of ,elijah unto the damnation of hell until the day of the ,lord1 or revelation of ,jesus ,christ4 99 99 ,according to the ,scriptures1 if men have received the good word of ,god1 and tasted of the powers of the world to come1 if they shall fall away1 it is impossible to renew them again1 seeing they have crucified the ,son of ,god afresh1 and put him to open shame2 so there is a possibility of falling away3 you could not be renewed again1 and the power of ,elijah cannot seal against this sin1 for this is a reserve made in the seals and power of the ,priesthood4 99 99 ,a murderer1 for instance1 one that sheds innocent blood1 cannot have forgiveness4 ,david sought repentance at the hand of ,god carefully1 with tears1 for the murder of ,uriah2 but he could only get it through hell3 he got a promise that his soul should not be left in hell4 ,although ,david was a king1 he never did obtain the spirit and power of ,elijah and the fulness of the ,priesthood2 and the ,priesthood that he received1 and the throne and kingdom of ,david is to be taken from him and given to another by the name of ,david in the last days1 raised up out of his lineage4 ,this is the case with murderers4 ,they could not be baptized for the remission of sins1 for they had shed innocent blood4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,messiah4--,the spirit of ,elias is first1 ,elijah second1 and ,messiah last4 ,elias is a forerunner to prepare the way1 and the spirit and power of ,elijah is to come after1 holding the keys of power1 building the ,temple to the cap stone1 placing the seals of the ,melchisedek ,priesthood upon the house of ,israel1 and making all things ready2 then ,messiah comes to his ,temple1 which is last of all4 ,messiah is above the spirit and power of ,elijah1 for he made the world1 and was that spiritual rock unto ,moses in the wilderness4 ,elijah was to come and prepare the way and build up the kingdom before the coming of the great day of the ,lord1 although the spirit of ,elias might begin it4 ,,eternal ,,life4--,april #g1 #ahdd4 ,here1 then1 is eternal life--to know the only wise and true ,god2 and you have got to learn how to be ,gods yourselves1 and to be kings and priests to ,god1 the same as all ,gods have done before you1--namely1 by going from one small degree to another1 and from a small capacity to a great one2 from grace to grace1 from exaltation to exaltation1 until you attain to the resurrection of the dead1 and are able to dwell in everlasting burnings1 and to sit in glory1 as do those who sit enthroned in everlasting power4 ,,all ,,revelations ,,are ,,spiritual4--,all things whatsoever ,god of his infinite wisdom has seen fit and proper to reveal to us1 while we are dwelling in mortality1 in regard to our mortal bodies1 are revealed to us in the abstract and independent of affinity of this mortal tabernacle1 but are revealed to our spirits precisely as though we had no bodies at all2 and those revelations which will save our spirits will save our bodies4 ,god reveals them to us in view of no eternal dissolution of the body1 or tabernacle4 ,hence the responsibility1 the awful responsibility1 that rests upon us1 in relation to our dead2 for all the spirits who have not obeyed the ,gospel in the flesh must either obey it in the spirit or be damned4 99 99 99 ,the greatest responsibility in this world that ,god has laid upon us is to seek after our dead4 ,the ,apostle says1 ',they without us cannot be made perfect2' for it is necessary that the sealing power should be in our hands to seal our children and our dead for the fulness of the dispensation of times--a dispensation to meet the promises made by ,jesus ,christ before the foundation of the world for the salvation of man4 ,,sin ,,against ,,the ,,holy ,,ghost4--,all sins1 and all blasphemies1 and every transgression1 except one1 that man can be guilty of1 may be forgiven2 and there is a salvation for all men1 either in this world or the world to come1 who have not committed the unpardonable sin1 there being a provision either in this world or the world of spirits4 ,hence ,god hath made a provision that every spirit in the eternal world can be ferreted out and saved1 unless he has committed that unpardonable sin which cannot be remitted to him either in this world or the world of spirits4 ,god has wrought out a salvation for all men1 unless they have committed a certain sin2 and every man who has a friend in the eternal world can save him1 unless he has committed the unpardonable sin4 ,and so you can see how you can be a savior4 ,,the ,,contention ,,in ,,heaven4--,the contention in heaven was--,jesus said there would be certain souls that would not be saved2 and the ,devil said he could save them all1 and laid his plans before the grand council1 who gave their vote in favor of ,jesus ,christ4 ,so the ,devil rose up in rebellion against ,god1 and was cast down1 with all who put up their heads for him4 ,,foreordination ,,of ,,man4--,may #ab1 #ahdd4 ,every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the ,grand ,council of heaven before this world was4 ,,god ,,dwells ,,in ,,eternal ,,fire4--,god ,almighty himself dwells in eternal fire3 flesh and blood cannot go there1 for all corruption is devoured by the fire4 ,our ,god is a consuming fire4 ,when our flesh is quickened by the ,spirit1 there will be no blood in this tabernacle4 ,some dwell in higher glory than others4 ,,the ,,resurrection4--,all men who are immortal dwell in everlasting burnings4 ,you cannot go anywhere but where ,god can find you out4 ,all men are born to die1 and all men must rise2 all must enter eternity4 ,in order for you to receive your children to yourself1 you must have a promise--some ordinance1 some blessing1 in order to ascend above principalities1 or else it may be an angel4 ,they must rise just as they died3 we can there hail our lovely infants with the same glory--the same loveliness in the celestial glory1 where they all enjoy alike4 ,they differ in stature1 in size3 the same glorious spirit gives them the likeness of glory and bloom2 the old man with his silvery hairs will glory in bloom and beauty4 ,no man can describe it to you--no man can write it4 ,,council ,,of ,,high ,,priests4--,february #ab1 #ahcd4 ,the ,prophet ,joseph said3 ,no man is capable of judging a matter1 in ,council1 unless his own heart is pure2 and that we frequently are so filled with prejudice1 or have a beam in our own eye1 that we are not capable of passing right decisions1 etc4 ,but to return to the subject of order3 ,in ancient days1 ,councils were conducted with strict propriety1 that no one was allowed to whisper1 be weary1 leave the room1 or get uneasy in the least1 until the voice of the ,lord1 by revelation1 or the voice of the ,council by the ,spirit was obtained1 which has not been observed in this ,church to the present4 ,it was understood in ancient days1 that if one man could stay in ,council1 another could2 and if the ,president could spend his time1 the members could also2 but in our ,councils1 generally1 one will be uneasy1 another asleep2 one praying1 another not2 one's mind on the business of the ,council1 and another thinking on something else1 etc4 ,our acts are rendered1 and at a future day they will be laid before us1 and if we should fail to judge right and injure our fellow beings1 they may be there1 perhaps1 condemn us2 there they are of great consequence1 and to me the consequence appears to be of force1 beyond anything which ,i am able to express1 etc4 ,ask yourselves1 brethren1 how much you have exercised yourselves in prayer since you heard of this ,council2 and if you are now prepared to sit in ,council upon the soul of your brother4 ,,the ,,high ,,council4--,july #aa1 #ahdj4 ,the ,high ,council met at my office1 when ,i taught them principles relating to their duty as a ,council1 and that they might be guided by the same in future1 ,i ordered it to be recorded as follows3 ',that the ,council should try no case without both parties being present1 or having had an opportunity to be present1 neither should they hear one party's complaint before his case is brought up for trial2 neither should they suffer the character of any one to be exposed before the ,high ,council without the person being present and ready to defend him or herself2 that the minds of the ,councilors be not prejudiced for or against any one whose case they may possibly have to act upon4 ,,by ,,the ,,prophet ,,joseph1 ,january #e1 #ahda4 ,at the organization of a school of instruction4 ,description of ,paul3 ,he is about five feet high2 very dark hair2 dark complexion2 dark skin2 large ,roman nose2 sharp face2 small black eyes1 penetrating as eternity2 round shoulders2 a whining voice1 except when elevated1 and then it almost resembled the roaring of a lion4 ,he was a good orator1 active and diligent1 always employing himself in doing good to his fellow man4 ,,different ,,degrees ,,of ,,the ,,priesthood ,,of ,,melchisedek4--,answer to the question1 ,was the ,priesthood of ,melchisedek taken away when ,moses died8 ,all ,priesthood is ,melchisedek1 but there are different portions or degrees of it4 ,that portion which brought ,moses to speak with ,god face to face was taken away2 but that which brought the ministry of angels remained4 ,all the prophets had the ,melchisedek ,priesthood and were ordained by ,god himself4 ,the world and earth are not synonymous terms4 ,the world is the human family4--,this earth was organized or formed out of other planets which were broken up and remodeled and made into the one on which we live4 ,the elements are eternal4 ,that which has a beginning will surely have an end2 take a ring1 it is without beginning or end--cut it for a beginning place and at the same time you have an ending place4 ,a key3 ,every principle proceeding from ,god is eternal and any principle which is not eternal is of the devil4 ,the sun has no beginning or end2 the rays which proceed from himself have no bounds1 consequently are eternal4 ,so it is with ,god4 ,if the soul of man had a beginning it will surely have an end4 ,in the translation 'without form and void' it should read1 empty and desolate4 ,the word created should be formed1 or organized4' ,,observation ,,on ,,the ,,sectarian ,,god4--,that which is without body1 parts and passions is nothing4 ,there is no other ,god in heaven but that ,god who has flesh and bones4 ,john1 #e4 #bf1 ,as the ,father hath life in himself1 even so hath he given to the ,son to have life in himself4 ,god the ,father took life unto himself precisely as ,jesus did4 ,the first step in the salvation of man is the laws of eternal and self-existent principles4 ,spirits are eternal4 ,at the first organization in heaven we were all present1 and saw the ,savior chosen and appointed and the plan of salvation made1 and we sanctioned it4 ,we came to this earth that we might have a body and present it pure before ,god in the celestial kingdom4 ,the great principle of happiness consists is having a body4 ,the devil has no body1 and herein is his punishment4 ,he is pleased when he can obtain the tabernacle of man1 and when cast out by the ,savior he asked to go into the herd of swine1 showing that he would prefer a swine's body to having none4 ,all beings who have bodies have power over those who have not4 ,the devil has no power over us only as we permit him4 ,the moment we revolt at anything which comes from ,god1 the devil takes power4 ,this earth will be rolled back into the presence of ,god1 and crowned with celestial glory4 ,,three ,,independent ,,principles4--,may #af1 #ahda4 ,there are three independent principles2 the ,spirit of ,god1 the spirit of man1 and the spirit of the devil4 ,all men have power to resist the devil4 ,they who have tabernacles1 have power over those who have not4 ,the doctrine of eternal judgment2 ,acts #b4 #da4 ,peter preached1 ,repent1 and be baptized in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 for the remission of sins1 c42 but in ,acts #c4 #ai he says1 ,repent and be converted1 that your sins may be blotted out when the times of redemption shall come1 and he shall send ,jesus1 c4 ,remission of sins by baptism was not to be preached to murderers4 ,all the priests of ,christendom might pray for a murderer on the scaffold forever1 but could not avail so much as a gnat towards their forgiveness4 ,there is no forgiveness for murderers2 they will have to wait until the times of redemption shall come1 and that in hell4 ,peter had the keys of eternal judgment1 and he saw ,david in hell1 and knew for what reason1 and that ,david would have to remain there until the resurrection at the coming of ,christ4 ,romans #i4 ,all election that can be found in the scriptures is according to the flesh1 and pertaining to the ,priesthood4 ,,the ,,three ,,personages4--,everlasting covenant was made between three personages before the organization of this earth1 and relates to their dispensation of things to men on the earth3 these personages1 according to ,abraham's record1 are called ,god the first1 the ,creator2 ,god the second1 the ,redeemer2 and ,god the third1 the witness or ,testator4 ,,lehi',s ,,travels4--,revelation to ,joseph the ,seer4 ,the course that ,lehi and his company traveled from ,jerusalem to the place of their destination3 ,they traveled nearly a south1 southeast direction until they came to the nineteenth degree of north latitude2 then1 nearly east to the ,sea of ,arabia1 then sailed in a southeast direction1 and landed on the continent of ,south ,america1 in ,chili1 thirty degrees south latitude4 ,,book ,,of ,,mormon ,,chronology4 ,the events marked are those about which the record does not appear sufficiently explicit to make the year certain4 ,it is occasionally difficult to decide whether the circumstance narrated took place near the close of one year1 or in the commencement of the next4 ,the four dates marked thus 9999 are based upon the supposition that ,zeniff re-occupied the land of ,nephi1 ,b4 ,c4 #bjj4 ,this may not be the exact year1 but it is approximate4 ,the three dates marked thus 99 are based upon the idea that the young man1 ,alma1 was twenty-five years old when the prophet ,abinadi was martyred4 ,the ,book of ,mormon appears to furnish no clue to the date of ,lehi's colony landing in ,south ,america4 ,it is supposed to have been about twelve years after its departure from ,jerusalem4 ,b4 ,c4 signifies before the birth of ,christ2 ,a4 ,c4 after ,christ2 ,n4 ,a4 signifies ,nephite ,annals or years after the departure of ,lehi from ,jerusalem2 ,y4 ,j41 years of the ,judges1 or of the ,republic4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,lehi and colony leave ,jerusalem1 and journey to the #fjj #a valley of ,lemuel1 by the ,red sea4 ,the sons of ,lehi return to ,jerusalem and obtain the sacred records kept by ,laban4 ,lehi and colony reach the land ,bountiful1 #eib #i where ,nephi commences to build a ship4 ,mulek1 son of ,king ,zedekiah1 with a colony leaves ,jerusalem4 ,lehi and his colony reach ,south ,america4 #eij #aa ,a temple built1 ,jacob and ,joseph consecrated #ega #cj priests1 c4 before4 ,wars and contentions1 between ,nephites and #efa #dj ,lamanites1 during ten years previous to4 ,nephi transfers the records to ,jacob4 ,the book of #edf #ee ,jacob opens4 ,jacob1 having committed the records into the hands of #dba #ahj his son ,enos1 the latter transfers them to his son ,jarom4 ,many wars between the ,nephites and ,lamanites during the days of ,enos4 ,the ,nephites have increased and scattered much over the land2 they strictly observe the law of ,moses and are prospered4 ,the ,lamanites1 much more numerous than the #dja #bjj ,nephites1 often invade the ,nephite lands4 ,jarom transfers the records to ,omni4 ,many wars and #cfb #bci contentions during ,jarom's days4 ,omni has frequent wars with the ,lamanites4 #cbd #bgg ,omni transfers the records to ,ammaron4 #cah #bhc ,the more wicked portion of the ,nephites destroyed1 #bhj #cba ,the righteous preserved4 ,ammaron transfers the records to ,chemish4 9999,about this date ,zeniff leaves ,zarahemla1 with a #bjj #dja colony1 to re-occupy the land of ,nephi4 ,he makes a treaty with ,king ,laman1 and obtains the lands of ,lehi-,nephi and ,shemlon4 9999,the ,lamanites make war with the people of ,zeniff1 #ahc #dah but are repulsed with a loss of #cjdc men4 ,alma1 the elder1 born in the land of ,nephi4 #agc #dbh 9999,king ,laman having died1 his son attacks the people #afa #ddj of ,zeniff1 but is driven back4 9999,zeniff confers the kingdom on his son ,noah4 #afj #dda ,mosiah ,i1 born in the land of ,zarahemla4 #aed #ddg 99,the prophet ,abinadi appears in the land of ,nephi1 and #aej #dea reproves ,noah and his subjects for their iniquities4 99,abinadi again appears1 prophesies1 and is martyred4 #adh #dec 99,alma establishes a ,christian ,church at the waters #adg #ded of ,mormon1 and afterwards1 because of ,king ,noah's persecutions1 removes with his people to ,helam4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,first ,christian ,church established in ,zarahemla1 by #abe #dgf ,king ,benjamin1 who1 at the same time1 consecrates his son ,mosiah king4 ,a company sent by ,limhi1 son of ,noah1 to find #abc #dgh ,zarahemla1 wander into the north country1 and discover numerous relies of the ,jaredites4 ,king ,benjamin dies4 ,a company of men1 under ,ammon1 #abb #dgi start from ,zarahemla to find their brethren in the land of ,nephi4 ,they succeed1 and help them to escape from the ,lamanites1 and bring them safely to ,zarahemla4 ,moroni1 commander in chief of the ,nephite armies1 #ii #ejb born4 ,alma1 the elder1 dies1 aged eighty-two4 ,king ,mosiah ,i1 dies1 aged sixty-three4 ,alma1 the younger1 elected ,chief ,judge of the ,republic4 ,the sons of ,mosiah1 with other ,elders1 start on a mission to the ,lamanites in the land of ,nephi4 ,priestcraft first introduced among the ,nephites1 by ,nehor4 ,nehor slays the aged patriarch1 ,gideon1 is tried1 condemned and executed4 ,king ,lamoni and his household converted by ,ammon4 #ia #eaj #a ,priestcraft spreads among the ,nephites2 pride and contention develop in the church4 ,a church established by ,ammon amongst the #ij #eaa #b ,lamanites1 in the land of ,ishmael4 ,continued peace amongst the ,nephites1 #hi #eab #c notwithstanding persecutions and increased wickedness4 ,amlici1 a disciple of ,nehor1 desires to be king and to destroy the true church2 his pretentions are rejected at a special election1 by 8the voice of the people30 he raises a rebellion1 and is consecrated king by his followers4 ,amlici's forces are defeated by the ,nephites under ,alma at the hill ,amnihu4 ,the ,lamanites invade ,zarahemla1 are joined by the ,amlicites1 and the united armies are defeated by ,alma1 on the west bank of the ,sidon4 ,another invading ,lamanite army is defeated on the east bank of the ,sidon1 and driven back to their own lands4 ,peace restored4 ,aaron1 and other missionaries1 imprisoned by the #hg #ead #e ,lamanites in the land ,middoni4 ,the ,nephites1 because of their late afflictions1 are humble1 and many are baptized4 ,ammon and ,lamoni proceed to ,middoni1 to release ,aaron and his brethren4 ,they meet ,lamoni's father on the way3 he attempts to slay ,ammon4 ,antiomno1 ,king of ,middoni1 releases the captive #hf #eae #f missionaries4 #cejj ,nephites baptized into the church4 ,great peace and prosperity amongst them4 ,lamoni's father1 king of all the ,lamanites1 baptized4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,he issues a proclamation in favor of the ,nephite #he #eaf #g missionaries4 ,pride increasing in the ,nephite church1 causing #hd #eag #h envyings1 malice1 strife and persecutions4 ,alma1 on account of increasing iniquity1 resigns the #hc #eah #i ,chief-,judgeship1 and nominates ,nephihah as his successor1 who is accepted by the voice of the people4 ,alma devotes himself entirely to the work of the ministry4 ,he sets in order the churches in ,zarahemla and ,gideon4 ,alma1 as presiding ,high ,priest1 visits and ministers to the people in ,melek and ,ammonihah4 ,amulek visited by an angel2 he receives ,alma into his house4 ,they preach to the people of ,ammonihah2 are imprisoned and abused4 ,zeezrom1 the lawyer1 converted1 afterwards healed of a fever and baptized4 ,those who accept the ,gospel are cast out of ,ammonihah1 whilst others1 men1 women and children1 are martyred by fire4 ,alma and ,amulek delivered1 by the power of ,god1 from prison4 ,the prison is destroyed1 and with it their persecutors4 ,massacre of #ajje believing ,lamanites4 #hb #eai #aj ,the ,lamanites1 as foretold by ,alma1 destroy ,ammonihah1 #ha #ebj #aa with all its people1 but are afterwards disastrously defeated by ,zoram4 ,the church greatly increases during this and two following #hj #eba #ab years4 ,second massacre of the people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi4 #gi #ebb #ac ,the people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi arrive in the land of #gh #ebc #ad ,zarahemla4 ,the people of ,anti-,nephi-,lehi established in the land of ,jershon4 ,the ,lamanites pursue the ,ammonites2 are defeated by #gg #ebd #ae the ,nephites with great slaughter4 ,korihor1 the ,anti-,christ1 struck dumb1 and afterwards killed in a city of the ,zoramites4 ,alma1 and others1 proceed to ,antionum and minister #ge #ebf #ag amongst the ,zoramite dissenters2 the majority reject their words1 and afterwards cast out their believing brethren4 ,the latter flee to the land of ,jershon1 whilst the unrepentant ally themselves with the ,lamanites and prepare for war4 ,the ,ammonites remove to ,melek4 ,the ,zoramites become ,lamanites2 the united armies occupy ,antionum and attempt to invade ,manti4 ,they are defeated by ,moroni and ,lehi near the hill ,riplah4 ,the ,lamanites make a covenant of peace and return to their own lands4 ,the record of ,alma closes4 #gd #ebg #ah ,alma transfers the records to his son ,helaman1 leaves ,zarahemla1 as if to go to ,melek1 and is never heard of more4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,dissensions arise in the church2 the dissenters endeavor #gc #ebh #ai to make ,amalickiah king4 ,moroni rears 8the title of liberty10 the people rally thereto1 and ,amalickiah retreats into the wilderness4 ,the greater portion of his followers are slain2 he escapes to the ,lamanites1 rises in power1 poisons ,general ,lehonti1 kills the king1 marries the queen1 and is proclaimed king4 ,moroni fortifies the ,nephite cities4 ,the ,lamanites invade ,ammonihah and ,noah2 are repulsed with great loss and return to their own lands4 ,moroni commences his line of defense along the southern #gb #ebi #bj line of the ,nephite possessions4 ,the ,lamanites driven out of the ,east wilderness4 ,the foundations laid of ,moroni1 ,lehi1 ,nephihah1 and other cities4 ,never was a happier time along the people of ,nephi4 #ga #ecj #ba ,contention between the people of the cities of ,morianton and ,lehi4 ,the former flee northward2 their flight arrested by ,teancum1 who defeats and slays their leader4 ,the difficulty is settled1 and both people return to their own possessions4 ,nephihah1 the second ,chief ,judge dies2 his son1 ,pahoran1 #fh #ecc #bd succeeds him4 ,great contentions between the 8king men0 and 8free men40 ,the people decide in favor of the continuance of the ,republic2 upon which the ,monarchists revolt4 ,they refuse to take up arms against the invading ,lamanites1 but are defeated by ,moroni1 #djjj slain1 the rest are cast into prison4 ,amalickiah captures the ,nephite cities of ,moroni1 #fg #ecd #be ,nephihah1 ,lehi1 ,gid1 ,morianton1 ,omner1 ,mulek1 c41 on the ,atlantic coast4 ,he is defeated by ,teancum4 ,teancum enters the ,lamanite camp at night and slays ,amalickiah4 ,the ,lamanites retreat into ,mulek4 ,ammoron1 brother of ,amalickiah1 succeeds him as king of the ,lamanites1 and takes command of their armies on the ,pacific coast4 ,moroni pays a short visit to the ,nephite forces in the southwest4 ,teancum fortifies the ,land ,bountiful and the ,isthmus of ,panama4 ,the ,ammonites desire to assist in the war1 but because of #ff #ece #bf their oath are not permitted2 but #bjjj of their sons1 under ,helaman1 join the ,nephite armies in the southwest1 where they find that the ,lamanites have captured the cities of ,manti1 ,zeezrom1 ,cumeni and ,antiparah4 ,moroni gathers fresh troops and reinforces ,teancum in ,bountiful4 ,the ,nephite forces in the southwest finish fortifying the city of ,judea4 ,tremendous battle in the wilderness north of ,judea2 the #fe #ecf #bg ,lamanites defeated1 but ,antipus1 the ,nephite commander1 is slain4 ,mulek re-captured by ,moroni1 ,lehi and ,teancum4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,jacob1 the ,lamanite ,general1 killed4 ,lehi placed in command at ,mulek4 ,the ,lamanite prisoners compelled to dig a ditch around and fortify the city ,bountiful4 ,the city of ,antiparah vacated by the ,lamanites and #fd #ecg #bh re-occupied by the ,nephites4 ,pachus revolts against the commonwealth1 and endeavors to establish a monarchy4 ,moroni re-captures ,gid1 and releases large numbers of ,nephite prisoners4 ,six thousand men1 from ,zarahemla1 join the ,nephite armies in the ,southwest4 ,the ,lamanites surrender ,cumeni4 ,the ,nephites drive the ,lamanites eastward to the land of ,manti4 ,they are afterwards driven out of that region by ,helaman4 ,helaman writes an epistle to ,moroni1 complaining of want #fc #ech #bi of reinforcements4 ,pachus drives the ,chief ,judge out of ,zarahemla2 he seeks safety in ,gideon4 ,pachus opens a treasonable correspondence with the ,lamanites4 ,moroni1 having received ,helaman's epistle1 writes twice to ,pahoran2 on receiving the latters reply1 he gathers up troops and goes to his aid4 ,the united forces of ,moroni and ,pahoran defeat ,pachus1 who is slain1 and the rebellion is put down4 ,the ,lamanite troops1 driven out of the ,southwest1 capture #fb #eci #cj the city of ,nephihah4 ,provisions and #fjjj men sent to the relief of ,helaman1 the same to the commanders in the ,east4 ,a battle fought on the road between ,zarahemla and #fa #edj #ca ,nephihah4 #djjj ,lamanite prisoners make a covenant of peace1 and are sent to join the ,ammonites4 ,nephihah surprised and captured by ,moroni4 ,lehi and several other cities on the ,atlantic coast re-captured by the ,nephite generals4 ,teancum slays ,ammoron in the city of ,moroni1 and is himself slain by ,ammoron's servant4 ,the city is captured by the ,nephites1 and the ,lamanites are driven to their own lands4 ,moroni fortifies the southern boundaries of the ,nephites1 returns to ,zarahemla1 and transfers the command of the ,nephite forces to his son ,moronihah4 ,helaman and his fellow-laborers re-establish the ,church3 #fj #eda #cb great humility of its members4 ,the ,nephites begin to recover from the demoralization #ei #edb #cc and disorganization incident to the protracted war4 ,helaman dies4 ,shiblon takes charge of the scared plates4 #eg #edd #ce ,moroni dies1 aged #dc4 #ef #ede #cf #edjj ,nephites1 with their families1 leave ,zarahemla to #ee #edf #cg colonize the north country4 ,hagoth establishes ship-building yards on the ,pacific side of the ,isthmus4 ,large migration northward4 ,two of ,hagoth's ships never #ed #edg #ch again seen after leaving port4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,shiblon dies2 the sacred records1 c41 transferred to ,helaman1 the younger4 ,some ,nephites dissent and go over to the ,lamanites2 the latter invade ,zarahemla1 but are driven out by ,moronihah4 ,pahoran dies4 ,the ,book of ,alma closes4 #ec #eah #ci ,the ,book of ,helaman commences4 ,tubaloth king of the ,lamanites4 ,three of ,pahoran's sons contend for the judgment seat4 ,the people choose ,pahoran1 the younger4 ,his brother1 ,paanchi1 rebels1 for which he is tried1 condemned and executed4 ,one of his adherents1 ,kishkumen1 assassinates ,pahoran4 ,pacumeni chosen ,chief ,judge4 ,the ,gadianton robber bands organized4 #eb #edi #dj ,the ,lamanites1 under ,coriantumr1 invade ,zarahemla1 #ea #eej #da capture the city1 slay ,pacumeni1 and advance northward4 ,afterwards the ,nephite forces1 under ,moronihah and ,lehi1 destroy the invading army4 ,coriantumr slain4 ,helaman elected ,chief ,judge2 ,kishkumen attempts to #ej #eea #db assassinate him1 but is himself slain4 ,gadianton and his band retire into the wilderness4 ,much contention among the ,nephites4 ,many emigrate #df #eee #df ,north1 as far as the great lakes4 ,great contentions4 ,helaman fills the judgment seat with #de #eef #dg justice and equity4 ,the contentions measurably cease2 the church is greatly prospered3 tens of thousands baptized4 ,the ,gadianton robbers secretly increase in the more #dc #eeh #di thickly settled portions of the land4 ,pride increases2 the more humble members of the church #da #efj #ea persecuted4 ,helaman dies2 his son ,nephi succeeds him as ,chief ,judge4 #ci #efb #ec ,contentions and bloodshed among the ,nephites2 the #ch #efc #ed rebellious affiliate with the ,lamanites4 ,more dissenters go over to the ,lamanites1 who are all the #cf #efe #ef year preparing for war4 ,the ,lamanites invade ,zarahemla2 the ,nephites1 owing to #ce #eff #eg their dissensions and wickedness1 are everywhere driven before them4 ,the ,lamanites overrun all the ,nephite possessions as far #cd #efg #eh as the land ,bountiful4 ,the ,nephites fortify the ,isthmus4 ,the ,lamanites obtain possession of all ,south ,america4 #cb #efi #fj ,moronihah reconquers the most northern portions of ,south ,america4 ,the ,nephites regain about half their possessions1 ,zarahemla remaining in the hands of the ,lamanites4 ,under the preaching of ,nephi1 and others1 the ,nephites #ca #egj #fa commence to repent4 ,no more ,nephite successes1 on account of the lack of faith in the people4 ,nephi delivers up the judgment seat to ,cezoram4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,nephi and ,lehi1 having preached to the ,nephites1 go over to #cj #ega #fb the ,lamanites in the land of ,zarahemla4 #hjjj of that people are baptized4 ,they then proceed to the land of ,nephi1 where they are imprisoned1 but delivered by marvelous manifestations from heaven4 ,the voice of the ,lord is heard by those assembled at the prison1 and they are surrounded by fire4 ,the greater part of the ,lamanites are converted1 and they surrender to the ,nephites all the lands they had taken from them4 ,the ,lamanites exceed the ,nephites in righteousness1 and #bi #egb #fc many of their missionaries preach in ,zarahemla1 and the land northward4 ,nephi and ,lehi1 also1 go north4 ,universal peace prevails throughout all the continent1 and both ,nephites and ,lamanites travel1 unrestrictedly1 in all parts4 ,an era of great prosperity4 ,much preaching and prophecy #bg #egd #fe by the servants of ,god4 ,chief ,judge1 ,cezoram1 slain by a ,gadianton robber2 his son #bf #ege #ff and successor suffers the same fate4 ,the ,nephites again growing exceedingly wicked1 the #be #egf #fg greater part unite with the ,gadianton robbers2 they also worship idols of gold and silver4 ,the ,lamanites grow in righteousness1 whilst the ,nephites increase in iniquity4 ,the ,gadianton bands are utterly destroyed from amongst #bd #egg #fh the ,lamanites1 but are so greatly encouraged by the ,nephites that they obtain sole management of the government4 ,chief ,judge1 ,seezoram1 assassinated by his brother1 ,seantum4 ,nephi1 rejected by the people in the north1 returns to #bc #egh #fi ,zarahemla2 he notifies the people of the murder of ,seezoram1 is arrested as an accessory1 but afterwards released4 ,the ,lord makes a covenant with him1 and directs him to continue his ministrations4 ,nephi1 preserved by the miraculous power of ,god1 #bb #egi #gj preaches from land to land4 ,division1 even to bloodshed1 prevails among the ,nephites4 #ba #ehj #ga ,contentions and wars throughout all the land4 #bj #eha #gb ,the internal wars1 originating with the ,gadianton robbers1 #ai #ehb #gc still continue4 ,to stay the bloodshed1 ,nephi prays for a famine3 his prayer is answered4 ,the famine continues and spreads4 #ah #ehc #gd ,the whole land1 both amongst the ,nephites and #ag #ehd #ge ,lamanites1 smitten with the famine2 thousands die of hunger and pestilence4 ,the people1 in their extremity1 begin to repent2 they exterminate the ,gadianton bands4 ,the ,lord sends rain1 and the earth brings forth abundantly4 #af #ehe #gf ,nephi is reverenced as a servant of ,god by all the people4 ,the people rapidly increase2 the major part of both #ae #ehf #gg peoples belong to the church4 ,b4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,y4,j4 ,slight contentions on doctrinal questions4 #ad #ehg #gh ,the controversies increase2 ,nephi and ,lehi receive many #ac #ehh #gi revelations and put an end to the disputes4 ,dissenters search out the ancient abominations1 re- #ab #ehi #hj establish the ,gadianton bands and commence war4 ,the robbers grow strong1 defy the united armies of the #aa #eij #ha ,nephites and ,lamanites1 commit depredations and carry off many prisoners4 ,great loss of life on both sides4 ,the ,nephites again begin to forget the ,lord4 ,the #aj #eia #hb ,lamanites remain faithful4 ,the people wax strong in iniquity4 #i #eib #hc ,the people do not mend their ways4 #h #eic #hd ,the people grow in wickedness and ripen for #g #eid #he destruction4 ,samuel1 the ,lamanite1 prophesies on the walls of #f #eie #hf ,zarahemla2 some attempt to kill him1 others believe4 ,the latter seek ,nephi and are baptized4 ,samuel escapes to his own land4 ,nephi performs many miracles4 ,the greater portion of the people remain in their pride #e #eif #hg and wickedness1 the lesser portion walking more circumspectly before ,god4 ,the people grow more hardened4 #c #eih #hi ,the words of the prophets commence to be fulfilled1 #b #eii #ij signs and wonders appear1 betokening the near advent of the ,savior2 angels are seen by many3 yet the people still harden their hearts4 ,the ,book of ,helaman closes4 ,the ,third ,book of ,nephi opens4 ,nephi departs out of the #a #fjj #ia land1 and is never again seen4 ,lachoneus ,chief ,judge and ,governor4 ,a4,c4 ,the promised signs of the ,redeemer's birth appear1 much to the joy of believers4 ,the two days and nights of constant light2 a new star appears4 ,the majority of the people join the church4 ,the ,nephites reckon their time from the ,messiah's #a #fja #ib advent4 ,the ,gadianton robbers commit many murders2 the #b #fjb people not strong enough to overpower them4 ,dissensions increase1 owing to many joining the robber #c #fjc band1 especially among the youth4 ,wickedness and unbelief greatly increase4 #d #fjd ,evil continues to gain strength to this time4 ,gadianton #ac #fac bands grow so numerous that both ,nephites and ,lamanites take up arms against them4 ,the robbers driven into their secret fastnesses in the #ad #fad mountains and the wilderness4 ,owing to dissensions1 the robbers gain many advantages4 #ae #fae ,giddianhi1 the robber chief1 writes an epistle to ,lachoneus1 calling upon the ,nephites to surrender4 ,a4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,gidgiddoni chosen commander of the ,nephite forces4 ,lachoneus #af #faf decides to gather all the ,nephites from both continents into the lands of ,zarahemla and ,bountiful1 and fortify against the inroads of the robbers4 ,the people1 with all their movable substance and seven #ag #fag years' provisions1 gather at the appointed place4 ,in the latter part of the year the robbers sally out of their #ah #fah hiding places and occupy the lands deserted by the people4 ,the robbers1 under ,giddianhi1 attack the ,nephites4 ,the #ai #fai slaughter more terrible than in any previous battle amongst the children of ,lehi2 ,giddianhi is slain1 the robbers are defeated and pursued to the borders of the wilderness4 ,the robbers do not venture to again attack the ,nephites4 #bj #fbj ,zemnarihah made chief of the robber bands4 ,the robbers surround and ineffectually besiege the ,nephites1 #ba #fba who make many sorties and slay tens of thousands of them2 the robbers attempt to concentrate on the northern continent1 but are cut off1 their armies destroyed1 and many thousands taken prisoners1 among whom is ,zemnarihah1 who is afterwards hanged4 ,the ,nephites greatly rejoice in their marvelous deliverance4 ,all the ,nephites believe the words of the prophets2 #bb #fbb righteousness prevails4 ,they preach to the robber prisoners2 all who make a covenant to murder no more are set at liberty1 those who refuse are punished according to the law4 ,the ,nephites all return to their own lands on both continents4 #bf #fbf ,the laws revised according to justice and equity2 great order #bg #fbg ,throughout the land4 ,many new cities built and old ones repaired2 numerous other #bh #fbh improvements made4 ,disputings and contentions re-commence1 pride and other #bi #fbi evils increase4 ,lachoneus1 the younger1 ,governor4 ,the church broken up1 #cj #fcj except among a few ,lamanites4 ,many prophets testify and are persecuted1 some are executed contrary to law4 ,the officers committing these crimes1 on being called to account1 rebel and seek to establish a monarchy1 with ,jacob as king4 ,the ,chief ,judge is assassinated1 and the ancient iniquitous combinations re-introduced4 ,the ,nephite commonwealth is broken up1 and the people divided into numerous tribes4 ,jacob leads his followers into the northernmost part of the land4 ,the various tribes more fully regulated4 ,nephi performs #ca #fca many miracles2 among others1 raises his brother ,timothy from the dead4 ,but few are converted to the ,lord4 ,a4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,nephi continues his preaching and ministry2 a few accept #cb #fcb his message4 ,many join the church4 #cc #fcc ,on the fourth day of the new year the signs of ,christ's crucifixion commence4 ,an unparalleled storm rages for three hours1 convulsing the land and destroying many cities4 ,it is followed by three days darkness4 ,the voice of the ,lord is heard proclaiming the destructions that had happened4 ,jesus appears to the people in the land ,bountiful4 ,he preaches his ,gospel1 performs many mighty works1 and chooses twelve disciples4 ,nephi1 the son of ,nephi1 takes the records4 #cd #fcd ,all the people are converted1 and the church becomes #cf #fcf universal4 ,the believers have all things common4 ,the disciples of ,jesus work many wonderful miracles4 #cg #fcg ,the people again becoming numerous4 ,zarahemla and other #ei #fei cities rebuilt4 ,all the original twelve disciples1 except the three who #ajj #gjj were to tarry1 have died by this date4 ,the first generation in ,christ have passed away4 ,nephi1 #aaj #gaj the recorder1 dies1 and his son ,amos takes charge of the records4 ,all the second generation have passed away1 except a few4 #bjj #hjj ,pride appears in the church2 its members have their goods #bja #hja no more in common1 and sects arise4 ,many churches established opposed to the true church of ,christ4 #baj #haj ,the wicked increase2 the disciples and saints persecuted4 #bcj #hcj ,the three ,nephites perform many miracles1 from the last date to4 ,the people divided into ,nephites and ,lamanites4 #bca #hca ,the more wicked portion of the people have grown much stronger4 #bdd #hdd ,the wicked build up many expensive churches to their false #bej #hej faiths4 ,the members of the true church1 or ,nephites1 begin to grow #bfj #hfj proud and sinful4 ,the ,gadianton iniquities are again developed4 ,both ,nephites and ,lamanites have grown exceedingly wicked2 #cjj #ijj none are righteous except the three disciples4 ,the ,gadianton robbers have spread over all the land4 ,amos transfers the records to his brother ,ammaron1 and dies4 #cjf #ijf ,mormon born4 #caa #iaa ,ammaron hides up the records in the hill ,shim4 #cba #iba ,mormon1 the father of ,mormon1 brings his son to ,zarahemla4 ,war commences between the ,nephites and ,lamanites2 a number #cbb #ibb of battles are fought1 in which the ,nephites are victorious4 ,commencement of ,mormon's record4 ,a4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,the three ,nephites cease to minister among the people1 #cbf #ibf because of their iniquities4 ,things hidden in the earth become slippery4 ,mormon endeavors to preach1 but his mouth is shut4 ,war re-commences1 and ,mormon is chosen ,general of the ,nephite armies4 ,the ,nephites1 under ,mormon1 retreat before the ,lamanites #cbg #ibg to the north countries4 ,the ,lamanites capture the city of ,angola4 ,the ,lamanites drive the ,nephites out of the land of ,david #cbh #ibh into the land of ,joshua4 ,revolution1 blood and carnage throughout all the land4 ,the #cbi #ibi ,nephite warriors gathered for battle into one place4 ,the ,lamanite king1 ,aaron1 defeated by ,mormon4 #ccj #icj ,great sorrow among the ,nephites1 because of their pitiable #cca #ica condition4 ,mormon obtains the plates1 as ,ammaron directed4 #cce #ice ,wars1 with much slaughter1 until4 #cdd #idd ,the ,lamanites drive the ,nephites to the land ,jashon1 thence #cde #ide northward to the land of ,shem4 ,the ,nephites fortify the city of ,shem4 ,mormon1 with #cj1jjj ,nephites1 defeats #ej1jjj ,lamanites in #cdf #idf the land of ,shem2 he pursues and again defeats the enemy4 ,the ,nephites regain the lands of their inheritance by the year4 #cdi #idi ,the ,nephites as one party1 and the ,lamanites and ,gadiantons #cej #iej as the other1 make a treaty1 by which the ,nephites possess the country north of the ,isthmus1 and the ,lamanites the south of it4 ,ten years' peace follows4 ,by the command of the ,lord1 ,mormon preaches repentance1 but #cfj #ifj the ,nephites harden their hearts1 during the ten years ending4 ,the ,lamanite king declares war2 the ,nephites gather at the #cfj #ifj land ,desolation4 ,the ,lamanites march to ,desolation1 are defeated and return #cfa #ifa home4 ,the ,lamanites make another invasion and are defeated4 #cfb #ifb ,mormon refuses to lead the wicked ,nephites any longer4 ,the ,nephites invade ,south ,america1 and are driven back #cfc #ifc to ,desolation4 ,the ,lamanites capture the city of ,desolation4 ,the ,lamanites besiege ,teancum1 are repulsed1 and the ,nephites #cfd #ifd re-capture ,desolation4 ,the ,lamanites re-commence war2 they capture the cities of #cfg #ifg ,desolation and ,teancum1 but are afterwards driven entirely out of the lands of the ,nephites4 ,the ,lamanites again commence war4 ,an exceedingly fierce #cge #ige battle is fought in the land of ,desolation4 ,the ,lamanites capture ,desolation1 ,boaz and other cities4 ,mormon takes up all the records from the hill ,shim4 ,a4,c4 ,n4,a4 ,mormon1 having resumed command of the ,nephites1 the ,lamanites #cgi #igi twice attack the city of ,jordan1 and are repulsed4 ,they burn many ,nephite towns4 ,the ,nephites disastrously routed4 #chj #ihj ,mormon writes to the ,lamanite king1 asking to be allowed #chb #ihb to gather all his people to the hill ,cumorah1 and there give battle4 ,his request is granted4 ,at the end of this year all the ,nephites are gathered at #chd #ihd the hill ,cumorah4 ,mormon hides all the records entrusted to him in the hill ,cumorah1 save the abridged records1 which he gives to ,moroni4 ,the final battle1 in which all but twenty-four ,nephites are #che #ihe killed1 and a few who escape to the ,south4 ,mormon closes his record4 ,moroni records the death of his father and the extinction #djj #ajjj of his people1 also that the ,lamanites were at war with each other all over the land4 ,moroni closes up the record4 #dba #ajba ,,temples ,,and ,,sacred ,,places4 ,when the ,lord brought ,israel out of ,egypt1 determined to make that people a nation to himself1 as soon as they had arrived at a safe distance from surrounding peoples1 he required them to build a ,tabernacle1 which is sometimes called the ,temple1 wherein he could institute certain ordinances and regulations for their guidance and worship4 ,this1 at the commencement of their pilgrimage in the wilderness1 was made portable1 and of the costliest and best material within their reach1 and one of the tribes was set apart to have charge of it and its appurtenances4 ,such has ever been the purpose of the ,lord4 ,this served them through their journey and in the promised ,canaan1 until suitable wealth enabled ,solomon to erect a magnificent ,temple on ,mount ,moriah1 since called ,the ,hill of ,zion1 to which all ,israel came annually to worship or attend ,conference4 ,the ,lord has informed us ,doc4 ,cov41 ,sec4 #abd1 v4 #ci1 that his people are always commanded to build ,temples1 or holy houses1 unto his holy name4 ,this accounts for our reading in the ,book of ,mormon of so many ,temples having been erected on this continent4 ,it also explains why the ,prophet ,joseph so early taught the commencement of a ,temple in every important location of the ,saints4 ,not less than eight ,temples have been designated1 and their sites consecrated1 of which there have been dedicated and ordinances administered therein--one at ,kirtland1 ,ohio2 ,nauvoo1 ,illinois2 ,st4 ,george1 and ,logan1 ,utah4 ,those at ,salt ,lake ,city and ,manti are progressing satisfactorily1 the latter nearing completion4 ,the places appointed in ,independence and ,far ,west are in the hands of our persecutors1 who have driven the ,saints from their homes1 and from the ,state4 ,the site for a ,temple at ,independence was dedicated ,aug4 #c1 #ahca4 ,those present were ,joseph ,smith1 ,jr41 ,sidney ,rigdon1 ,edward ,partridge1 ,wm4 ,w4 ,phelps1 ,oliver ,cowdery1 ,martin ,harris1 ,joseph ,coe and ,newel ,knight4 ,description of ,temple and city plot in ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 under date of ,june #bc and #bd1 #ahhc4 ,this was the first ground dedicated for a ,temple in this dispensation4 ,the ,temple at ,kirtland was #eex#fe feet2 the corner stones were laid ,july #bc1 #ahcc4 ,reynolds ,cahoon and ,jared ,carter were building committee4 ,this was accomplished by donation and voluntary contribution2 was completed and dedicated ,march #bg1 #ahcf4 ,the corner stone for a ,temple at ,far ,west was laid ,july #d1 #ahch1 with appropriate ceremony4 ,dimensions of building to be #aaj feet long and #hj feet wide4 ,particulars given in the ,history of ,joseph ,smith under this date4 ,work was re-commenced on this foundation ,april #bf1 #ahci1 and abandoned for the time on account of exterminating order of ,governor ,boggs1 expelling the ,saints from the ,state4 ,apostles ,wilford ,woodruff and ,george ,a4 ,smith were ordained on the corner stone of this building1 and took leave of the ,saints for a foreign mission1 with the other ,apostles who were present1 at that time4 ,the ,temple at ,nauvoo1 ,illinois1 was about #abh feet long by #hh feet wide4 ,the corner stones were laid in the presence of the ,nauvoo ,legion1 by the various authorities of the ,priesthood1 on the #fth day of ,april1 #ahda4 ,the history of this date gives details of the proceedings4 ,the building was erected by the tithing and freewill offerings of the people1 and was so rapidly advanced that on the #hth of ,november of the same year the ,baptismal ,font was dedicated1 and baptisms for the dead were administered4 ,the cap stone was laid ,may #bd1 #ahde4 ,the upper rooms were dedicated ,sunday1 ,december #g1 #ahde1 and sacrament was administered4 ,endowments were commenced on the #ajth inst4 ,the lower part of the building was dedicated with public services on ,saturday and ,sunday1 the #b;d and #c;d of ,may1 #ahdf4 ,the ,salt ,lake ,city site was consecrated and the ground broken for the foundation ,feb4 #ad1 #ahec4 ,the corner stones were laid ,april #f1 #ahec4 ,it is #ahf #a_/b feet by #ii feet in length and width1 and is constructed of hard granite rock1 brought from the mouth of ,little ,cottonwood ,canyon1 a distance of about twenty miles4 ,with ordinary prosperity1 its walls will be up to the square by the ,autumn of #ahhc4 ,we will not undertake a description of the harmony of its parts1 the beauty or grandeur of its appearance1 but refer our readers to the ,deseret ,news of ,aug4 #ag1 #ahed1 and the ,millennial ,star1 ,vol4 #af1 page #gec1 for a full description given by its architect1 ,truman ,o4 ,angell4 ,the ,temple at ,st4 ,george1 the site of which was dedicated by prayer by ,president ,george ,a4 ,smith1 and ground broken ,november #i1 #ahga1 is #ada feet #h inches by #ic feet #d inches2 #hd feet from ground to top of parapet4 ,the basement is of volcanic rock1 the upper part of red sandstone1 and contains about #aijj cords of rock1 and #a1jjj1jjj feet of lumber1 and cost about #hjj1jjj4 ,the first foundation rock was laid ,march #aj1 #ahgc4 ,on the first of ,april following1 a deposit of records was made by ,president ,brigham ,young4 ,on the first day of ,january1 #ahgg1 the ,font1 lower story and first main floor were dedicated by ,president ,wilford ,woodruff1 and ,april #f1 following1 a general ,conference of all the authorities of the ,church consummated its consecration1 at which ,counselor ,daniel ,h4 ,wells offered the dedication prayer4 ,the ,manti ,temple site was dedicated and the ground broken by ,president ,brigham ,young ,april #be1 #ahgg4 ,the corner stones were laid ,april #ad1 #ahgi4 ,its size is #agbx#ie feet1 and #hb feet to square4 ,its ,eastern ,tower is to be #agi feet high2 the ,western ,tower #afi feet high4 ,this edifice stand on a hill1 which required #bdjj cords of rock terrace to provide for its location4 ,the site of the ,logan ,temple is situated on an elevation of table land in the eastern part of the city bearing that name4 ,it was dedicated with prayer offered by ,apostle ,orson ,pratt1 ,may #ah1 #ahgg1 and the ground was broken the same day4 ,instructions were given by ,presidents ,brigham ,young and ,john ,taylor4 ,the corner stones were laid ,september #ag1 #ahgg4 ,the building1 including tower and buttresses1 is #aga feet long by #ie in width1 with a tower #bh feet square at each end1 the ,eastern tower is #aef feet1 and the ,western tower #aea feet in height1 and #hg feet from the surface to top of battlements4 ,it was dedicated ,may #ag1 #ahhd1 ,president ,john ,taylor offering the dedicatory prayer4 ,the location of the ,temple sites at ,independence1 ,kirtland1 ,far ,west and ,nauvoo were determined and consecrated by or under direction of the ,prophet ,joseph ,smith1 who also directed the designs and construction of the ,kirtland and ,nauvoo ,temples4 ,the locations of the ,temples at ,salt ,lake ,city1 at ,st4 ,george1 at ,manti and at ,logan were determined and dedicated by ,president ,brigham ,young1 or by his direction4 ,he also directed the designs of the ,salt ,lake ,city and ,st4 ,george ,temples1 and presided at the dedication services of the latter house4 ,bible4 ,exo4 ,chapters #be1 #bf1 #bg1 #bh give a description of the ,tabernacle constructed in the wilderness1 with its appointments4 ,this ,tabernacle is frequently called a ,temple in the ,old ,testament2 as in #a ,sam4 #a4 #i4 #a ,kings1 ,chapters #f1 #g1 and #h4 ,temple of ,solomon is described1 with the dedication ceremonies4 ,ezra1 ,chap4 #f4 ,the rebuilding of ,solomon's ,temple by ,cyrus is given4 ,the decree is found in verse #c4 ,the final demolition of this ,temple was foretold by ,christ in ,matt4 #bd4 #b4 ,this terrible prophecy was fulfilled by the ,romans under ,titus about the year seventy of our ,lord4 ,book of ,mormon4 #b4 ,nephi #e4 #af and ,i1 ,nephi1 did build a ,temple after the manner of the ,temple of ,solomon1 etc4 ,jacob #a4 #ag wherefore ,i1 ,jacob1 gave unto them these words1 as ,i taught them in the ,temple1 etc4 #b4 #b ,i come up unto the ,temple this day1 that ,i might declare unto you the word of ,god4 #b4 #aa get thee up into the ,temple on the morrow1 etc4 ,mos4 #a4 #ah might gather themselves together to go up to the ,temple1 to hear the words which his father should speak unto them4 #b4 #f1 #g pitched their tents around the ,temple1 with their doors toward the ,temple4 ,alma #af4 #ac and ,alma and ,amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people in their ,temples1 and in their sanctuaries1 and in their synagogues1 which were built after the manner of the ,jews4 #bc4 #b but that they should have free access to their houses1 and also their ,temples and their sanctuaries4 #bf4 #bi we have taught them in their houses1 in their streets1 upon their hills1 and we have also entered into their ,temples1 and their synagogues1 and taught them4 ,hel4 #c4 #i have timber to build houses1 cities1 ,temples1 synagogues1 sanctuaries and all manner of buildings4 #c4 #ad an hundreth part of their building of ships1 of ,temples1 synagogues and sanctuaries cannot be contained in this work4 #aj4 #h if ye shall say unto this ,temple1 it shall be rent in twain1 it shall be done4 ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,sec4 #hd4 #c which city 7,new ,jerusalem7 shall be built1 beginning at the ,temple lot1 which shall be appointed by the finger of the ,lord4 #d even the place of the ,temple1 which ,temple shall be reared in this generation4 #e this generation shall not all pass away1 until an house shall be built unto the ,lord1 and a cloud shall rest upon it1 etc4 #ca which ,house shall be built unto the ,lord in this generation1 upon the consecrated spot as ,i have appointed4 #ig4 #aj it is my will that an house should be built unto me in the land of ,zion1 like unto the pattern which ,i have given you4 #abd4 #bi1 #cj that they1 my ,saints1 may be baptized for those who are dead2 for this ordinance belongeth to my ,house4 #ca but ,i command you1 all ye1 my ,saints1 to build a ,house unto me4 #ci for the beginning of the revelations and foundation of ,zion1 and for the glory1 honor and endowment of all her municipals1 are ordained by the ordinance of my ,holy ,house1 which my people are always commanded to build unto my ,holy ,name4 #ee and again1 verily ,i say unto you1 ,i command you again to build a ,house to my name1 even in this place4 #abg4 #i let all the records be had in order1 that they may be put in the archives of my ,holy ,temple1 to be held in remembrance from generation to generation1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts4 ,see ,sermon by ,b4 ,young1 ,j4 of ,d41 ,vol4 ,i1 page #bgg4 #aca4 #b1 #bi4 #i1 #bci4 ,o4 ,pratt1 #ad1 #bga4 #af1 #bea4 ,g4 ,a4 ,smith1 #ag1 #afj4 ,an ,article entitled1 ,the ,order of ,laying ,temple ,corner ,stones1 ,deseret ,weekly ,news1 ,vol4 #bg1 page #bad4 ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 date of ,aug4 #c1 #ahca1 and ,july #d1 #ahch4 ,history of ,joseph ,smith1 date of ,may #f1 ,june #f1 and ,july #bc1 #ahcc1 and ,march #bg1 #ahcf4 ,,gems ,,from ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,joseph ,,smith4 ,,how ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,mormon ,,was ,,obtained4--,may #h1 #ahch4 ,joseph ,smith's answer to the question1 ,how and where did you obtain the ,book of ,mormon8 ,moroni1 who deposited the plates 7from whence the ,book of ,mormon was translated17 in a hill in ,manchester1 ,ontario ,county1 ,new ,york1 being dead and raised again therefrom1 appeared unto me1 and told me where they were1 and gave me directions how to obtain them4 ,i obtained them1 and the ,urim and ,thummim with them1 by the means of which ,i translated the plates2 and thus came the ,book of ,mormon4 ,,plurality ,,of ,,wives4--,october #e1 #ahdc4 ,gave instructions to try those persons who were preaching1 teaching1 or practising the doctrine of plurality of wives2 for1 according to the law1 ,i hold the keys of this power in the last days2 for there is never but one on earth at a time on whom the power and its keys are conferred2 and ,i have constantly said no man shall have but one wife at a time1 unless the ,lord directs otherwise4 ,october #h1 #ahdc4 ,,the ,,organization ,,of ,,the ,,spiritual ,,and ,,heavenly ,,worlds1 and of spiritual and heavenly beings1 was agreeable to the most perfect order and harmony2 their limits and bounds were fixed irrevocably1 and voluntarily subscribed to in their heavenly estate by themselves1 and were by our first parents subscribed to upon the earth4 ,hence the importance of embracing and subscribing to principles of eternal truth by all men upon the earth that expect eternal life4 ,,church ,,chronology4 ,this ,compendium being designed for the elucidation of theological rather than of historical subjects1 we have only given the dates of a few important events in the development of the great latter-day work4 #ahje4--;,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 was born on the #bc;d of ,december1 in ,sharon1 ,windsor ,co41 ,vermont4 #ahbj4--;,early in the ,spring1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 had his first vision4 #ahbc4--,september #ba2 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 had his second vision1 in which the existence of the ,plates of the ,book of ,mormon was revealed to him4 ,the following day he opened the place where the ,plates were deposited1 and saw them4 #ahbg4--,september #bb4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 obtained the ,plates of the ,book of ,mormon1 the ,urim and ,thummim1 and ,breastplate4 #ahbh4--;,february2 ,martin ,harris showed some of the characters transcribed from the ,plates1 and the translation of them to ,professor ,anthon and ,dr4 ,mitchell1 of ,new ,york4 #ahbi4--,may #ae2 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,o4 ,cowdery were ordained to the ,aaronic ,priesthood1 by ,john the ,baptist1 and were baptized by each other4 #ahcj4--;,april #f4 ,the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints was organized1 ,elders were ordained1 the ,sacrament was administered1 and1 for the first time in the ,church1 hands were laid on for the reception of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,june #a4 ,the ,church held its first ,conference1 in ,fayette1 ,seneca ,county1 ,new ,york4 ,in ,october the first missionaries to the ,lamanites were appointed4 #ahca4--;,january4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 moved to ,kirtland1 ,ohio where he arrived about the first of ,february4 ,august #b4 ,the land of ,zion was consecrated and dedicated by prayer for the gathering of the ,saints4 ,august #d4 ,the first ,conference of the ,church in the land of ,zion was held4 #ahcb4--;,april #bf4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 was acknowledged ,president of the ,high ,priesthood1 at a ,general ,council of the ,church4 ,may #a4 ,at a ,council held at ,independence1 it was decided to publish the ,book of ,doctrine and ,covenants4 ,june4 ,the first periodical1 ,the ,evening and ,morning ,star1 was published by the ,church in ,independence4 #ahcc4--;,february #b4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 completed the translation of the ,new ,testament4 ,march #ah4 ,the ,quorum of ,high ,priests was first organized in ,kirtland4 ,july #b4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 finished the translation of the ,bible4 ,july #bc4 ,the corner stones of the ,lord's house in ,kirtland were laid4 ,september #aa4 ,it was decided to publish a paper in ,kirtland1 entitled ,the ,latter-day ,saints' ,messenger and ,advocate4 ,bishop ,edward ,partridge was acknowledged head of the ,church in ,zion4 ,december #ah4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 was ordained ,patriarch4 #ahcd4--;,february #ag4 ,a ,first ,presidency of three and a ,high ,council of twelve were first organized4 ,may #c4 ,at a ,conference of ,elders in ,kirtland1 the ,church was first named ,the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints4 ,may #e4 ,zion's ,camp left ,kirtland for ,missouri4 #ahce4--;,february #bh4 ,the organization of the ,quorums of ,seventies commenced4 ,may #c4 ,the ,twelve left ,kirtland on their first mission4 ,july4 ,in the early part of this month the rolls of ,egyptian papyrus1 which contained the writings of ,abraham and ,joseph in ,egypt1 were obtained4 ,august #ag4 ,at a general assembly at ,kirtland1 the ,book of ,doctrine and ,covenants was accepted as a rule of faith and practice4 #ahcf4--;,january #ba4 ,the authorities of the ,church attended to the ordinances of anointing and blessing each other in the ,kirtland ,temple4 ,march #bg4 ,the ,house of the ,lord in ,kirtland was dedicated4 ,april #c4 ,in the ,house of the ,lord in ,kirtland1 the ,savior1 ,moses1 ,elias and ,elijah appeared to ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and ,oliver ,cowdery4 #ahcg4--;,june4 ,in this month ,heber ,c4 ,kimball1 ,o4 ,hyde and ,w4 ,richards were set apart for a mission to ,england4 ,this was the first foreign mission of the ,church4 ,july #a4 ,the mission for ,england sailed from ,new ,york on the ship ,garrick4 ,july #bj4 ,the ,english mission landed in ,liverpool1 ,england4 ,july #cj4 ,the first baptism in ,england1 by divine authority took place in the ,river ,ribble4 ,august #d4 ,the first confirmation of members in the ,church took place in ,england1 in ,walkerfold1 ,chaidgley4 ,september #bg4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 left ,kirtland to visit the ,saints in ,missouri and establish gathering places4 ,he arrived in ,far ,west about the last of ,october1 or first of ,november4 ,december #aj4 ,about this time ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 arrived in ,kirtland from ,missouri4 ,december #be4 ,the first ,conference of the ,latter-day ,saints in ,england was held in the ,cock ,pit1 ,preston4 ,during this month a somewhat extensive apostacy took place in ,kirtland4 #ahch4--,march #ad4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and family arrived at ,far ,west4 ,july #f4 #eae ,saints left ,kirtland for ,missouri4 ,october #bg4 ,governor ,boggs' exterminating order was issued4 ,october #cj4 ,the massacre at ,haun's ,mill took place4 ,october #ca4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and others were betrayed by ,g4 ,m4 ,hinckle4 ,november #a4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and others condemned to be shot4 ,far ,west plundered4 #ahci4--;,february #ad4 ,brigham ,young fled from ,far ,west to ,illinois4 ,april #ae4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and his companions in bonds1 left ,davies for ,broome ,county1 and on their way made their escape from the guard4 ,april #bf4 ,the ,saints commenced evacuating ,far ,west4 ,april #bb4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 arrived in ,quincy1 ,illinois4 ,june #aa4 ,the first house was put up by the ,saints in ,commerce1 afterward named ,nauvoo4 ,september #ah4 ,elder ,brigham ,young1 accompanied by ,h4 ,c4 ,kimball1 left ,nauvoo on his first mission to ,england4 ,october #bi4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 and others left ,nauvoo for ,washington1 ,d4,c41 as delegates from the ,church to the general government4 ,november #bh4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 arrived in ,washington4 #ahdj--,march #d4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 arrived in ,nauvoo from ,washington4 #ahdj4--;,april #ae4 ,elder ,o4 ,hyde left ,commerce1 on his mission to ,jerusalem4 ,may #bg4 ,the first number of ,the ,latter-day ,saints' ,millennial ,star was published at ,manchester1 ,england4 ,june #f4 ,the first company of emigrating ,saints1 from ,europe1 sailed from ,liverpool for ,new ,york4 ,july #bj4 ,the company of ,saints who left ,liverpool in ,june arrived in ,new ,york4 ,about the first of this month1 the first ,english edition of the ,latter-day ,saints' ,hymn ,book was published4 ,september #ad4 ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 died in ,nauvoo4 ,december #af4 ,the charter of the city of ,nauvoo became a law4 #ahda4--;,january4 ,during this month the first ,english edition of the ,book of ,mormon was published4 ,november #h4 ,the ,baptismal ,font in the ,nauvoo ,temple was dedicated4 #ahdb4--;,december #g4 ,elder ,o4 ,hyde returned from his mission to ,jerusalem4 #ahdd4--;,june #bg4 ,joseph and ,hyrum ,smith were assassinated in ,carthage jail4 #ahde4--,september #bd4 ,the authorities of the ,church made a treaty with the mob1 to evacuate ,nauvoo the following spring4 #ahdf4--;,february4 ,in the beginning of this month1 the exodus of the ,saints from ,nauvoo commenced4 ,may #af4 ,the ,pioneer camp of the ,saints arrived at ,mount ,pisgah1 ,iowa ,territory4 ,june4 ,a call was made1 by the general government1 for the ,mormon ,battalion4 ,september #aj1 #aa1 #ab4 ,battles took place between the citizens of ,nauvoo and the mob4 ,september #af4 ,the ,trustees of the ,church1 in ,nauvoo1 made a treaty with the mob for the surrender of the city1 and its immediate evacuation by the remnant of the ,saints4 #ahdg4--;,april #ad4 ,the ,pioneers left ,winter ,quarters for the ,rocky ,mountains4 ,july #bd4 ,the ,pioneers entered ,great ,salt ,lake ,valley4 ,december #bc4 ,the ,twelve sent forth an epistle to the ,saints to recommence the gathering4 #ahdh4--,may4 ,presidents ,b4 ,young and ,heber ,c4 ,kimball left ,winter ,quarters1 the second time1 for ,great ,salt ,lake ,valley4 ,september #bj4 ,presidents ,b4 ,young and ,h4 ,c4 ,kimball arrived1 the second time1 in ,great ,salt ,lake ,valley4 ,november #ai4 ,the ,nauvoo ,temple was burned4 #ahdi4--,october #f4 ,the organization of the ,p4 ,e4 ,fund ,company was commenced4 #ahej4--;,june #ad4 ,the first missionaries to ,scandinavia landed in ,copenhagen1 ,denmark4 ,june #ae4 ,the first number of the ,deseret ,news was published4 ,august #ab4 ,the first baptisms in ,denmark1 by legal authority1 in this dispensation1 took place4 ,september #i4 ,the ,act for organizing the ,territory of ,utah became a law4 ,october #ac4 ,the first company of ,p4 ,e4 ,fund emigrants arrived in ,salt ,lake ,city1 from the ,united ,states4 ,december #g4 ,the first branch of the ,church1 in ,france1 was organized at ,paris4 #ahea4--;,january #i4 ,salt ,lake ,city was incorporated4 ,january #ac4 ,the first settlers of ,iron ,county1 ,u4,t41 arrived on ,centre ,creek1 near where the city of ,parowan now stands4 #aheb4--;,august #bi4 ,the revelation on the law of ,celestial ,marriage was first made public4 ,september #c4 ,the first company of ,p4 ,e4 ,fund emigrants from ,europe arrived in ,utah4 ,december #ac4 ,the ,legislative ,assembly of ,utah ,territory met1 for the first time4 #ahec4--;,january #be4 ,elders ,o4 ,spencer and ,j4 ,houtz1 missionaries1 arrived in ,berlin1 ,prussia1 and were banished from there on the second of ,february following4 ,february #ad4 ,the ,temple ,block in ,salt ,lake ,city was consecrated4 ,march #g4 ,the first missionaries to ,gibraltar arrived there4 ,november #a4 ,the first number of the ,journal of ,discourses was published in ,england4 #ahed4--,may #bc4 ,patriarch ,john ,smith died4 ,june #bh4 ,john ,smith1 son of ,hyrum ,smith1 was appointed ,patriarch over the ,church4 #ahee4--,may #e4 ,the ,endowment ,house in ,salt ,lake ,city was dedicated4 ,october4 ,a branch of the ,church was organized in ,dresden1 ,germany4 ,during this year grasshoppers and drouth caused a great failure of crops in ,utah4 ,october #bi4 ,the ,first ,presidency of the ,church1 in their ,general ,epistle1 proposed1 for the ,saints who should emigrate by the ,p4 ,e4 ,fund1 to cross the plains with handcarts4 #ahef4--;,during this year the practice of paying tithing was generally introduced among the ,saints in ,europe4 ,during the winter and spring there was a great scarcity of food in ,utah1 and many domestic animals perished4 ,september #bf4 ,the first company of ,saints1 who crossed the plains with handcarts1 arrived4 #aheg4--;,april #bc4 ,a company of about seventy missionary elders left ,salt ,lake ,city to cross the plains with handcarts4 ,july #aa4 ,a4 ,cumming1 of ,georgia1 was appointed governor of ,utah4 ,july #bc4 ,messrs4 ,j4 ,stoddard and ,a4 ,o4 ,smoot arrived from ,independence without the mails1 the postmaster there having received orders not to forward them4 ,they brought the news that ,general ,harney1 with over #bjjj men1 was ordered to ,utah4 ,near the close of the year1 the ,u4 ,s4 army1 under ,general ,johnson1 took possession of ,fort ,bridger4 #aheh4--,march #ba4 ,the citizens of ,utah1 living north of ,utah ,county1 agreed to abandon their homes and move south4 ,this was deemed advisable as a defensive measure4 ,in the meantime ,col4 ,thos4 ,l4 ,kane had arrived in ,salt ,lake ,city1 via ,california1 for the purpose of bringing about a peaceful solution of the difficulties between the ,u4 ,s4 and ,utah4 ,april #ai4 ,gov4 ,cumming and ,col4 ,kane visited the ,utah library1 where they were shown the records and seal of the ,u4,s4 court1 which was said to have been destroyed4 ,june #g4 ,messrs4 ,powell and ,mc,cullough1 sent out as peace commissioners1 by the general government1 arrived in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,june #bf4 ,the ,army of ,utah1 under ,col4 ,johnson1 passed through ,salt ,lake ,city and camped on the west side of the river ,jordan4 ,june #cj4 ,the people who had moved south began to return to their homes4 ,october #bh4 ,jacob ,hamblin1 with eleven men1 left ,southern ,utah to open intercourse with the ,indians on the east side of the river ,colorado4 #ahfa4--;,april #bc4 ,two hundred wagons1 with four yoke of cattle each1 carrying #ae1jjj pounds of flour1 started for the ,missouri river1 to bring the poor of the ,saints to ,utah4 ,october #ah4 ,president ,b4 ,young sent the first message over the overland wire to the ,u4,s4 ,october #bd4 ,the first telegram was sent to ,san ,francisco4 ,in the autumn of this year a large colony of ,saints was sent to southern ,utah4 #ahfb4--,october #bd4 ,camp ,douglas1 near ,salt ,lake ,city1 was located by ,col4 ,p4 ,e4 ,connor4 #ahfc4--;,col4 ,p4 ,e4 ,connor defeated a band of the ,shoshone ,indians near ,bear river4 ,march #c4 ,great mass meeting held in the ,tabernacle1 ,salt ,lake ,city1 to protest against the infamous course of ,u4,s4 officials4 #ahfd4--;,april #aj4 ,moves were made for building a telegraph line in ,utah4 #ahff4--;,january #a4 ,the first number of the ,juvenile ,instructor was issued in ,salt ,lake ,city4 #ahfg4--,the ,deseret ,telegraph ,company was organized4 #ahfh4--;,june #ai4--;,ground was broken in ,weber ,canyon1 on the ,u4 ,p4 ,railroad4 ,october #af4 ,co-operative ,mercantile ,institution was organized4 ,b4 ,young1 president4 ,march #h4--,u4,s4 ,land ,office opened in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,march #ae4 ,a company was partially organized for building a railroad between ,ogden and ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,may #i4 ,the last rail was laid connecting the ,u4 ,p4 and ,c4 ,p4 railroads1 thus completing the first railroad across the continent4 ,may #ag4 ,the first ground was broken for the ,utah ,central ,railroad4 ,june #be4 ,the first company of ,latter-day ,saint emigrants reached ,ogden1 per ,u4 ,p4 ,r4 ,r4 ,december #bd4 ,in the evening street lamps were first used in ,salt ,lake ,city4 #ahgj4--;,january #aj4 ,the last rail of the ,utah ,central ,railroad was laid4 ,january #ac4 ,general mass meeting of the ladies of ,salt ,lake ,city1 to protest against the passage of the ,cullom bill4 ,february #ab4 ,an act conferring the elective franchise upon women1 became a law of ,utah ,territory4 ,april #bg1 ,an abandoned child was left at the door of ,mrs4 ,the first circumstance of the kind known in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,august #ab4 ,a discussion commenced1 in ,salt ,lake ,city1 between ,professor ,o4 ,pratt and ,dr4 ,j4 ,p4 ,newman1 chaplain of the ,u4,s4 ,senate4 ,question1 ,does the ,bible sanction polygamy8 ,september #ae4 ,gov4 ,j4 ,w4 ,shafer issued a proclamation1 forbidding the assembly of the militia of ,utah ,territory for any purpose except by his orders4 #ahga4--,may #a4 ,ground was first broken for the ,utah ,southern ,railroad4 ,june #cj4 ,acting-,governor of ,utah1 ,george ,a4 ,black1 issued a proclamation forbidding any of the militia of the ,territory to assemble for the purpose of celebrating the ninety-fifth anniversary of ,american ,independence4 ,october #aj4 ,president ,b4 ,young was arrested by ,u4,s4 ,marshal on an indictment founded on a charge of lascivious cohabitation4 #ahgb4--;,june #a4 ,the first number of the ,woman's ,exponent was issued in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,september #c ,ground was dedicated and broken for the ,salt ,lake ,city water works4 ,october #ad4 ,president ,g4 ,a4 ,smith and others left ,salt ,lake ,city on their ,palestine tour4 #ahgc4--;,february #bd4 ,president ,smith and party arrived in ,jerusalem4 ,june #ah4 ,president ,smith arrived in ,salt ,lake ,city4 ,,latter-,,day ,,saints' ,,emigration4 ,the publications of the church show that1 commencing with the year #ahdj and ending with the year #ahhc1 there have been emigrated from the ,european countries to the ,united ,states1 by the church emigration agencies1 #gh1bai souls1 who have crossed the sea in #bdc sail vessels and steamships4 ,these have come in companies of varied numbers1 from a dozen or two at a time to as many as eight hundred or more1 which latter number has embarked several times on double decked ships4 ,we regret our inability to give a tabulated statement of the number of persons from each country of their nativity4 ,the greater proportions have been from ,great ,britain and ,scandinavia1 while ,switzerland1 ,germany1 ,italy1 ,iceland1 ,finland1 ,east ,india1 ,south ,africa and other countries have contributed to make up the number4 ,a very remarkable feature in this work of gathering ,israel is that of all these vessels that have gone to sea1 no one with a ,latter-day ,saint on it has ever gone down4 ,some have been driven back to ,port before they could get out of the ,irish channel1 one was dismasted before reaching ,new ,orleans1 but all have yielded up their precious souls and freight to the ports of their destination4 ,the organization1 cleanliness and consequent health1 peace and safety1 have rendered the ,saints' emigration notorious and proverbial among ,european shippers and ship captains1 many of whom have been heard to say that a company of ,mormon emigrants on their ship they considered better insurance than the underwriters at ,lloyd's could give4 ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,mormon4 ,the ,book of ,mormon is the name of a record which was engraved upon plates of gold1 about #djj years after the crucifixion of our ,lord and ,savior ,jesus ,christ1 by a celebrated prophet named ,mormon4 ,these plates were deposited by his son1 ,moroni1 in a stone box1 in a hill in the western part of the ,state of ,new ,york1 called by the ,nephites1 ,cumorah4 ,the language in which this record was made was said by ,mormon to be ,reformed ,egyptian4 ,on the #bb;d of ,september1 #ahbc1 ,moroni discovered the stone box which contained these plates1 the ,urim and ,thummim1 a sword and breastplate1 to the young ,prophet1 ,joseph ,smith1 ,jr41 and he1 by the aid of the ,urim and ,thummim1 translated the record from the plates into the ,english language4 ,this is the most ancient1 the most accurate and reliable history of ,america1 its ancient inhabitants and its antiquities1 that is now extant2 and has since been translated from the ,english into the ,french1 ,german1 ,italian1 ,danish1 ,swedish1 ,welsh1 ,kanaka1 ,hindostanee1 ,dutch and ,spanish4 ,it has also been printed and published in all those languages except ,spanish1 ,hindostanee and ,dutch1 and will soon be published in the ,spanish also4