,the ,lectures on ,faith    ,,lecture   
,,first  ,on the ,doctrine of the       
,church of the  ,latter ,day ,saints4   
,of ,faith4  ,section #a4  #a4 ,faith   
being the first principle in revealed   
religion1 and the foundation of all     
righteousness1 necessarily claims the   
first place in a course of lectures     
which are designed to unfold to the     
understanding the doctrine of ,jesus    
,christ4  #b4 ,in presenting the subject
 of faith1 we shall observe the         
following order--  #c4 first1 faith     
itself--what it is4  #d4 ,secondly1 the 
object on which it rests4 ,and1  #e4    
,thirdly1 the effects which flow from   
it4  #f4 ,agreeable to this order we    
have first to show what faith is4  #g4  
,the author of the epistle to the       
,hebrews1 in the eleventh chapter of    
that epistle and first verse1 gives the 
following definition of the word faith3 
#h4 ,now faith is the substance         
7assurance7 of things hoped for1 the    
evidence of things not seen4  #i4 ,from 

this we learn that faith is the         
assurance which men have of the         
existence of things which they have not 
seen1 and the principle of action in all
 intelligent beings4  #aj4 ,if men were 
duly to consider themselves1 and turn   
their thoughts and reflections to the   
operations of their own minds1 they     
would readily discover that it is faith1
 and faith only1 which is the moving    
cause of all action in them2 that       
without it both mind and body would be  
in a state of inactivity1 and all their 
exertions would cease1 both physical and
 mental4  #aa4 ,were this class to go   
back and reflect upon the history of    
their lives1 from the period of their   
first recollection1 and ask themselves  
what principle excited them to action1  
or what gave them energy and activity in
 all their lawful avocations1 callings1 
and pursuits1 what would be the         
answer8--,would it not be that it was   
the assurance which they had of the     
existence of things which they had not  

seen as yet8 ,was it not the hope which 
you had1 in consequence of your belief  
in the existence of unseen things1 which
 stimulated you to action and exertion  
in order to obtain them8 ,are you not   
dependent on your faith1 or belief1 for 
the acquisition of all knowledge1       
wisdom1 and intelligence8 ,would you    
exert yourselves to obtain wisdom and   
intelligence1 unless you did believe    
that you could obtain them8 ,would you  
have ever sown1 if you had not believed 
that you would reap8 ,would you have    
ever planted1 if you had not believed   
that you would gather8 ,would you have  
ever asked1 unless you had believed that
 you would receive8 ,would you have ever
 sought1 unless you had believed that   
you would have found8 ,or1 would you    
have ever knocked1 unless you had       
believed that it would have been opened 
unto you8 ,in a word1 is there anything 
that you would have done1 either        
physical or mental1 if you had not      
previously believed8 ,are not all your  

exertions1 of every kind1 dependent on  
your faith8 ,or1 may we not ask1 what   
have you1 or what do you possess1 which 
you have not obtained by reason of your 
faith8 ,your food1 your raiment1 your   
lodgings1 are they not all by reason of 
your faith8 ,reflect1 and ask yourselves
 if these things are not so4 ,turn your 
thoughts on your own minds1 and see if  
faith is not the moving cause of all    
action in yourselves2 and1 if the moving
 cause in you1 is it not in all other   
intelligent beings8  #ab4 ,and as faith 
is the moving cause of all action in    
temporal concerns1 so it is in          
spiritual2 for the ,savior has said1 and
 that truly1 that he that believeth and 
is baptized1 shall be saved4 ,mark      
#af3af4  #ac4 ,as we receive by faith1  
all temporal blessings that we do       
receive1 so we1 in like manner1 receive 
by faith all spiritual blessings1 that  
we do receive4 ,but faith is not only   
the principle of action1 but of power   
also1 in all intelligent beings whether 

in heaven or on earth4 ,thus says the   
author of the epistle to the ,hebrews1  
#aa3c3  #ad4 ,through faith we          
understand that the worlds were framed  
by the word of ,god3 so that things     
which are seen were not made of things  
which do appear4  #ae4 ,by this we      
understand that the principle of power1 
which existed in the bosom of ,god1 by  
which the worlds were framed1 was faith2
 and that it is by reason of this       
principle of power existing in the      
,deity1 that all created things         
exist--so that all things in heaven1 on 
earth1 or under the earth1 exist by     
reason of faith as it existed in ,,him4 
#af4 ,had it not been for the principle 
of faith the worlds would never have    
been framed1 neither would man have been
 formed of the dust--,it is the         
principle by which ,jehovah works1 and  
through which he exercises power over   
all temporal as well as eternal things4 
,take this principle or attribute1 7for 
it is an attribute7 from the ,deity and 

he would cease to exist4  #ag4 ,who     
cannot see1 that if ,god framed the     
worlds by faith1 that it is by faith    
that he exercises power over them1 and  
that faith is the principle of power8   
,and if the principle of power1 it must 
be so in man as well as in the ,deity8  
,this is the testimony of all the sacred
 writers1 and the lesson which they have
 been endeavouring to teach to man4     
#ah4 ,the ,saviour says ,matthew        
#ag3ai1bj1 in explaining the reason why 
the disciples could not cast out the    
devil1 that it was because of their     
unbelief3 ,for verily ,i say unto you1  
said he1 if ye have faith as a grain of 
mustard--seed1 ye shall say unto this   
mountain1 ,remove hence to you yonder   
place6 and it shall remove3 and nothing 
shall be impossible unto you4  #ai4     
,moroni1 while abridging and compiling  
the record of his fathers1 has given us 
the following account of faith as the   
principle of power3 ,he says1 page #efc1
 that it was the faith of ,alma and     

,amulek which caused the walls of the   
prison to be rent1 as recorded on the   
#bfdth page2 that it was the faith of   
,nephi and ,lehi which caused a change  
to be wrought upon the hearts of the    
,lamanites1 when they were immersed with
 the ,holy ,spirit1 and with fire1 as   
seen on the #dbast page2 and that it was
 by faith that the mountain ,zerin was  
removed1 when the brother of ,jared     
spake in the name of the ,lord4 ,see    
also #efeth page4  #bj4 ,in addition to 
this we are told in ,hebrews            
#aa3cb1cc1cd1ce1 that ,gideon1 ,barak1  
,samson1 ,jephthah1 ,david1 ,samuel1 and
 the prophets1 through faith subdued    
kingdoms1 wrought righteousness1        
obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of
 lions1 quenched the violence of fire1  
escaped the edge of the sword1 out of   
weakness were made strong1 waxed valiant
 in fight1 turned to flight the armies  
of the aliens1 and that women received  
their dead raised to life again1 c41 c4 
#ba4 ,also1 ,joshua1 in the sight of all

 ,israel1 bade the sun and moon to stand
 still1 and it was done4 ,josh4 #aj3ab4 
#bb4 ,we here understand1 that the      
sacred writers say1 that all these      
things were done by faith--,it was by   
faith that the worlds were framed--,god 
spake1 chaos heard1 and worlds came into
 order1 by reason of the faith there was
 in ,,him4 ,so with man also--he spake  
by faith in the name of ,god1 and the   
sun stood still1 the moon obeyed1       
mountains removed1 prisons fell1 lions' 
mouths were closed1 the human heart lost
 its enmity1 fire its violence1 armies  
their power1 the sword its terror1 and  
death its dominion2 and all this by     
reason of the faith which was in him4   
#bc4 ,had it not been for the faith     
which was in men1 they might have spoken
 to the sun1 the moon1 the mountains1   
prisons1 the human heart1 fire1 armies1 
the sword1 or to death in vain6  #bd4   
,faith1 then1 is the first great        
governing principle which has power1    
dominion1 and authority over all things2

 by it they exist1 by it they are       
upheld1 by it they are changed1 or by it
 they remain1 agreeably to the will of  
,god4 ,without it1 there is no power1   
and without power there could be no     
creation1 nor existence6  ,,of          
,,theology  ,question4--,what is        
theology8  ,answer4--,it is that        
revealed science which treats of the    
being and attributes of ,god--his       
relations to us--the dispensations of   
his providence--his will ,with respect  
to our actions--and his purposes with   
respect to our end4 ,buck's ,theological
 ,dictionary1 page #ehb4  ,q4 ,what is  
the first principle in this revealed    
science8  ,a4 ,faith4  ,i4  #a4  ,q4    
,why is faith the first principle in    
this revealed science8  ,a4 ,because it 
is the foundation of all righteousness4 
,heb #aa3f4 without faith it is         
impossible to please ,god4 #ast ,john1  
#c3g ,little children1 let no man       
deceive you3 he that doeth              
righteousness1 is righteous1 even as he 

,god is righteous4  ,i4  #a4  ,q4 ,what 
arrangement should be followed in       
presenting the subject of faith8  ,a4   
,first1 it should be shown what faith   
is4  ,i4  #c4 ,secondly1 the object upon
 which it rests4  ,i4  #d4  ,and1       
thirdly1 the effects which flow from it4
  ,i4  #e4  ,q4 ,what is faith8  ,a4 ,it
 is the assurance of things hoped for1  
the evidence of things not seen 7,heb   
#aa3a72 that is1 it is the assurance we 
have of the existence of unseen things4 
,and being the assurance which we have  
of the existence of unseen things1 must 
be the principle of action in all       
intelligent beings4 ,heb4 #aa3c ,through
 faith we understand the worlds were    
framed by the word of ,god4  ,i4  #h1i4 
,q4 ,how do you prove that faith is the 
principle of action in all intelligent  
beings8  ,a4 ,first1 by duly considering
 the operations of my own mind2 and1    
secondly1 by the direct declaration of  
,scripture--,heb4 #aa3g ,by faith ,noah1
 being warned of things not seen as yet1

 moved with fear1 prepared an ark to the
 saving of his house1 by the which he   
condemned the world1 and became heir of 
the righteousness which is by faith4    
,heb4 #aa3h4 ,by faith ,abraham1 when he
 was called to go into a place which he 
should afterwards receive for an        
inheritance1 obeyed1 and he went out not
 knowing whither he went4 ,heb4 #aa3i   
,by faith he sojourned in the land of   
promise1 as in a strange country1       
dwelling in tabernacles with ,isaac and 
,jacob1 the heirs with him of the same  
promise4 ,heb #aa3bg ,by faith ,moses   
forsook ,egypt1 not fearing the wrath of
 the king3 for he endured as seeing him 
who is invisible4  ,i4  #aj1aa4  ,q4 ,is
 not faith the principle of action in   
spiritual things as well as in temporal8
  ,a4 ,it is4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8
  ,a4 ,heb4 #aa3f without faith it is   
impossible to please ,god4 ,mark #af3af 
,he that believeth and is baptized shall
 be saved4 ,rom4 #d3af ,therefore it is 
of faith that it might be by grace2 to  

the end the promise might be sure to all
 the seed2 not to that only which is of 
the law1 but to that also which is of   
the faith of ,abraham1 who is the father
 of us all-- ,i4  #ab1ac4  ,q4 ,is faith
 anything else beside the principle of  
action8  ,a4 ,it is4  ,q4 ,what is it8  
,a4 ,it is the principle of power also4 
,i4  #ac4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8    
,a4 ,first1 it is the principle of power
 in the ,deity as well as in man4 ,heb4 
#aa3c ,through faith we understand that 
the worlds were framed by the word of   
,god1 so that things which are seen were
 not made of things which do appear4--  
,i4  #ad1ae1af ,secondly1 it is the     
principle of power in man also4 ,book of
 ,mormon1 page #bfd4 ,alma and ,amulek  
are delivered from prison4 ,do4 page    
#dba4 ,nephi and ,lehi1 with the        
,lamanites1 are immersed with the       
,spirit4 ,do4 page #efe4 ,the mountain  
,zerin1 by the faith of the brother of  
,jared1 is removed4 ,josh4 #aj3ab ,then 
spake ,joshua to the ,lord in the day   

when the ,lord delivered up the         
,amorites before the children of        
,israel1 and he said in the sight of    
,israel1 ,sun1 stand you still upon     
,gibeon1 and you ,moon1 in the valley of
 ,ajalon4 ,josh4 #aj3ac ,and the sun    
stood still1 and the moon stayed1 until 
the people had avenged themselves of    
their enemies4 ,is not this written in  
the book of ,jasher8 ,so the sun stood  
still in the midst of heaven1 and hasted
 not to go down about a whole day4 ,mat4
 #ag3ai ,then came the disciples to     
,jesus apart1 and said1 ,why could not  
we cast him out8 ,mat4 #ag3bj4 ,and     
,jesus said unto them1 ,because of your 
unbelief2 for verily ,i say unto you1 if
 ye have faith as a grain of mustard    
seed1 ye shall say unto this mountain1  
,remove hence to yonder place2 and it   
shall remove2 and nothing shall be      
impossible unto you4--,heb4 #aa3cb ,and 
what shall ,i say more8 for the time    
would fail me to tell of ,gideon1 and of
 ,barak1 and of ,samson1 and of         

,jephthah1 of ,david also1 and ,samuel1 
and of the prophets4 ,heb #aa3cd who    
through faith subdued kingdoms1 wrought 
righteousness1 obtained promises1       
stopped the mouths of lions1 quenched   
the violence of fire1 escaped the edge  
of the sword1 out of weakness were made 
strong1 waxed valiant in fight1 turned  
to flight the armies of the aliens4     
,women received their dead raised to    
life again3 and others were tortured1   
not accepting deliverance3 that they    
might obtain a better resurrection4  ,i4
  #af1ag1ah1ai1bj1ba1bb4  ,q4 ,how would
 you define faith in its most unlimited 
sense8  ,a4 ,it is the first great      
governing principle which has power1    
dominion1 and authority over all things4
  ,i4  #bd4  ,q4 ,how do you convey to  
the understanding more clearly that     
faith is the first great governing      
principle which has power1 dominion1 and
 authority over all things8  ,a4 ,by it 
they exist1 by it they are upheld1 by it
 they are changed1 or by it they remain1

 agreeable to the will of ,god2 and     
without it there is no power1 and       
without power there could be no         
creation1 nor existence6  ,i4  #bd4     
,,lecture ,,second4  ,of ,faith4        
,section ,,ii4  #a4 ,having shown in our
 previous lecture faith itself--what it 
is1 we shall proceed to show secondly   
the object on which it rests4  #b4 ,we  
here observe that ,god is the only      
supreme governor and independent being1 
in whom all fullness and perfection     
dwells2 who is omnipotent1 omnipresent1 
and omniscient2 without beginning of    
days or end of life2 and that in him    
every good gift and every good principle
 dwell2 and that he is the ,father of   
lights2 ,in him the principle of faith  
dwells independently1 and he is the     
object in whom the faith of all other   
rational and accountable beings center1 
for life and salvation4  #c4 ,in order  
to present this part of the subject in a
 clear and conspicuous point of light1  
it is necessary to go back and show the 

evidences which mankind have had1 and   
the foundation on which these evidences 
are1 or were based1 since the creation1 
to believe in the existence of a ,god4  
#d4 ,we do not mean those evidences     
which are manifested by the works of    
creation1 which we daily behold with our
 natural eyes3 we are sensible that1    
after a revelation of ,jesus ,christ1   
the works of creation1 throughout their 
vast forms and varieties1 clearly       
exhibit his eternal power and ,godhead4 
,romans #a3bj4 ,for the invisible things
 of him from the creation of the world  
are clearly seen1 being understood by   
the things that are made1 even his      
eternal power and ,godhead4 ,but we mean
 those evidences by which the first     
thoughts were suggested to the mind of  
men that there was a ,god who created   
all things4  #e4 ,we shall now proceed  
to examine the situation of man at his  
first creation4 ,moses1 the historian1  
has given us the following account of   
him in the first chap4 of the book of   

,genesis1 beginning with the #bjth      
verse1 and closing with the #cjth4 ,we  
copy from the ,new ,translation3  #f4   
,and the ,lord ,god said unto the ,only 
,begotten1 who was with him from the    
beginning1 ,let us make man in our      
image1 after our likeness3 and it was   
done4  #g4 ,and the ,lord ,god said1    
,let them have dominion over the fishes 
of the sea1 and over the fowl of the    
air1 and over the cattle1 and over all  
the earth1 and over every creeping thing
 that creeps upon the earth4  #h4 ,so   
,god created man in his own image1 in   
the image of the ,only ,begotten created
 he him2 male and female created ,i     
them4 ,and ,god blessed them1 and ,god  
said unto them ,be fruitful1 and        
multiply1 and replenish the earth1 and  
subdue it3 and have dominion over the   
fish of the sea1 and over the fowl of   
the air1 and over every living thing    
that moveth upon the earth4  #i4 ,and   
,i1 ,god1 said unto man1 ,behold1 ,i    
have given you every herb bearing seed1 

which is upon the face of all the earth1
 and every tree in the which shall be   
the fruit of a tree yielding seed2 to   
you it shall be for meat4  #aj4 ,again1 
,genesis #b3ae1af1ag1ai1bj3 ,and the    
,lord ,god took the man1 and put him    
into the garden of ,eden1 to dress it   
and to keep it4 ,and the ,lord ,god1    
commanded the man1 saying1 ,of every    
tree of the garden you may freely eat3  
but of the tree of the knowledge of good
 and evil you shall not eat of it1      
neither shall you touch it1             
nevertheless1 you may choose for        
yourself1 for it is given unto you2 but 
remember that ,i forbid it1 for in the  
day that you eat thereof you shall      
surely die4  #aa4 ,and out of the ground
 the ,lord ,god formed every beast of   
the field1 and every fowl of the air1   
and commanded that they should come unto
 ,adam1 to see what he would call them4 
99 99 99 ,and whatsoever ,adam called   
every living creature1 that was the name
 thereof4 ,and ,adam gave names to all  

cattle1 and to the fowl of the air1 and 
to every beast of the field4  #ab4 ,from
 the foregoing we learn man's situation 
at his first creation2 the knowledge    
with which he was endowed1 and the high 
and exalted station in which he was     
placed--lord1 or governor of all things 
on earth1 and at the same time enjoying 
communion and intercourse with his      
,maker1 without a vail to separate      
between4 ,we shall next proceed to      
examine the account given of his fall1  
and of his being driven out of the      
garden of ,eden1 and from the presence  
of the ,lord4  #ac4 ,moses proceeds3    
,and they ,adam and ,eve heard the voice
 of the ,lord ,god1 as they were walking
 in the garden in the cool of the day1  
and ,adam and his wife went to hide     
themselves from the presence of the     
,lord ,god amongst the trees of the     
garden4 ,and the ,lord ,god called unto 
,adam1 and said unto him1 ,where goest  
you8 ,and he said1 ,i heard your voice  
in the garden1 and ,i was afraid1       

because ,i beheld that ,i was naked1 and
 ,i hid myself4  #ad4 ,and the ,lord    
,god1 said unto ,adam1 ',who told you   
that you were naked8 ,have you eaten of 
the tree whereof ,i told you you should 
not eat8 ,if so1 you should surely die8'
 ,and the man said1 ,the woman whom you 
gave me1 and commanded that she should  
remain with me1 gave me of the fruit of 
the tree1 and ,i did eat4  #ae4 ,and ,i1
 the ,lord ,god1 said unto the woman1   
,what is this thing which you hast done8
 ,and the woman said1 ,the serpent      
beguiled me1 and ,i did eat4  #af4 ,and 
again1 the ,lord said unto the woman1 ,i
 will greatly multiply your sorrow1 and 
your conception4 ,in sorrow you shall   
bring forth children2 and your desire   
shall be to your husband1 and he shall  
rule over you4  #ag4 ,and the ,lord ,god
 said unto ,adam1 because you have      
hearkened unto the voice of your wife1  
and have eaten of the fruit of the tree 
of which ,i commanded yous1 saying1 ,you
 shall not eat of it6 cursed shall be   

the ground for your sake2 in sorrow you 
shall eat of it all the days of your    
life4 ,thorns also1 and thistles shall  
it bring forth to you3 and you shall eat
 the herb of the field4 ,by the sweat of
 your face shall you eat bread1 until   
you shall return unto the ground--for   
you shall surely die--for out of it you 
were taken3 for dust you were1 and unto 
dust you shall return4 ,this was        
immediately followed by the fulfillment 
of what we previously said3 ,man was    
driven1 or sent out of ,eden4  #ah4 ,two
 important items are shown from the     
former quotations3 ,first1 after man was
 created1 he was not left without       
intelligence1 or understanding1 to      
wander in darkness and spend an         
existence in ignorance and doubt--on the
 great and important point which        
effected his happiness1--as to the real 
fact by whom he was created1 or unto    
whom he was amenable for his conduct4   
,god conversed with him face to face3 in
 his presence he was permitted to stand1

 and from his own mouth he was permitted
 to receive instruction--he heard his   
voice1 walked before him1 and gazed upon
 his glory--while intelligence burst    
upon his understanding1 and enabled him 
to give names to the vast assemblage of 
his ,maker's works4  #ai4 ,secondly1 we 
have seen1 that though man did          
transgress1 his transgression did not   
deprive him of the previous knowledge   
with which he was endowed1 relative to  
the existence and glory of his ,creator2
 for no sooner did he hear his voice1   
than he sought to hide himself from his 
presence4  #bj4 ,having shown1 then1 in 
the first instance1 that ,god began to  
converse with man1 immediately after he 
breathed into his nostrils the breath of
 life1 and that he did not cease to     
manifest himself to him1 even after his 
fall1 we shall next proceed to show1    
that1 though he was cast out from the   
garden of ,eden1 his knowledge of the   
existence of ,god was not lost1 neither 
did ,god cease to manifest his will unto

 him4  #ba4 ,we next proceed to present 
the account of the direct revelation    
which man received1 after he was cast   
out of ,eden1 and further copy from the 
,new ,translation3  #bb4 ,after ,adam   
had been driven out of the garden1 he   
began to till the earth1 and to have    
dominion over all the beasts of the     
field1 and to eat his bread by the sweat
 of his brow1 as ,i the ,lord had       
commanded him3 and he called upon the   
name of the ,lord1 and so did ,eve his  
wife also4 ,and they heard the voice of 
the ,lord from the way toward the garden
 of ,eden1 speaking unto them2 and they 
saw him not1 for they were shut out from
 his presence2 and he gave unto them    
commandments that they should worship   
the ,lord their ,god1 and should offer  
the firstlings of their flocks for an   
offering unto the ,lord4 ,and ,adam was 
obedient unto the commandments of the   
,lord4  #bc4 ,and after many days an    
angel of the ,lord appeared unto ,adam1 
saying1 ,why do you offer sacrifices    

unto the ,lord8 ,and ,adam said unto    
him1 ,i know not2 but the ,lord         
commanded me to offer sacrifices4  #bd4 
,and then the angel said unto him1 ,this
 thing is a similitude of the sacrifice 
of the ,only ,begotten of the ,father1  
who is full of grace and truth4 ,and you
 shall do all that you do in the name of
 the ,son3 and you shall repent and call
 upon ,god in the name of the ,son      
forever4 ,and in that day the ,holy     
,ghost fell upon ,adam1 and bore record 
of the ,father and the ,son4  #be4 ,this
 last quotation1 or summary1 shows this 
important fact1 that though our first   
parents were driven out of the garden of
 ,eden1 and were even separated from the
 presence of ,god1 by a vail1 they still
 retained a knowledge of his existence1 
and that sufficiently to move them to   
call upon him4 ,and further1 that no    
sooner was the plan of redemption       
revealed to man1 and he began to call   
upon ,god1 than the ,holy ,spirit was   
given1 bearing record of the ,father and

 ,son4  #bf4 ,moses also gives us an    
account1 in the #dth of ,genesis1 of the
 transgression of ,cain1 and the        
righteousness of ,abel1 and of the      
revelations of ,god to them4 ,he says3  
,in process of time1 ,cain brought of   
the fruit of the ground1 an offering    
unto the ,lord4--,and ,abel also brought
 of the firstlings of his flock1 and of 
the fat thereof4 ,and the ,lord had     
respect unto ,abel1 and to his offering3
 but unto ,cain and to his offering he  
had not respect4 ,now ,satan knew this1 
and it pleased him4 ,and ,cain was very 
wroth1 and his countenance fell4 ,and   
the ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,why are you 
angry8 ,why is your countenance fallen8 
,if you do well1 will you not be        
accepted8--,and if you do not well1 sin 
lieth at the door1 and ,satan desires to
 have you2 and except you shall hearken 
unto my commandments1 ,i will deliver   
you up3 and it shall be unto you        
according to his desire4  #bg4 ,and     
,cain went into the field1 and talked   

with his brother ,abel4 ,and while they 
were in the field1 ,cain rose up against
 his brother ,abel1 and slew him4 ,and  
,cain gloried in what he had done1      
saying1 ,i am free2 surely the flocks of
 my brother will now fall into my hands4
  #bh4 ,but the ,lord said unto ,cain1  
,where is ,abel1 your brother8 ,and he  
said1 ,i know not3 am ,i my brother's   
keeper8 ,and the ,lord said1 ,what have 
you done8 the voice of your brother's   
blood cries unto me from the ground4    
,and now1 you shall be cursed from the  
earth which hath opened her mouth to    
receive your brother's blood from your  
hand4 ,when you till the ground1 it     
shall not henceforth yield unto you her 
strength4 ,a fugitive and a vagabond you
 shall be in the earth4  #bi4 ,and ,cain
 said unto the ,lord1 ,satan tempted me 
because of my brother's flocks4 ,and ,i 
was angry3 for his offering you accepted
 and mine was not3 ,my punishment is    
greater than ,i can bear4 ,behold you   
have driven me out this day from the    

face of men1 and from your face shall ,i
 be hid also2 and ,i shall be a fugitive
 and a vagabond in the earth2 and it    
shall come to pass that he that findeth 
me will slay me because of mine         
iniquities1 for these things are not hid
 from the ,lord4 ,and the ,lord said    
unto him1 ,therefore1 whoever slays     
,cain1 vengeance shall be taken on him  
seven fold4 ,and the ,lord set a mark   
upon ,cain1 lest any finding him should 
kill him4  #cj4 ,the object of the      
foregoing quotations is to show to this 
class the way by which mankind were     
first made acquainted with the existence
 of a ,god3 that it was by a            
manifestation of ,god to man1 and that  
,god continued1 after man's             
transgression to manifest himself to him
 and to his posterity2 and1             
notwithstanding they were separated from
 his immediate presence1 that they could
 not see his face1 they continued to    
hear his voice4  #ca4 ,adam thus being  
made acquainted with ,god1 communicated 

the knowledge which he had unto his     
posterity2 and it was through this means
 that the thought was first suggested to
 their minds that there was a ,god4     
,which laid the foundation for the      
exercise of their faith1 through which  
they could obtain a knowledge of his    
character and also of his glory4  #cb4  
,not only was there a manifestation made
 unto ,adam of the existence of a ,god1 
but ,moses informs us1 as before quoted1
 that ,god condescended to talk with    
,cain after his great transgression1 in 
slaying his brother1 and that ,cain knew
 that it was the ,lord that was talking 
with him3 so that when he was driven out
 from the presence of his brethren1 he  
carried with him the knowledge of the   
existence of a ,god2 and1 through this  
means1 doubtless1 his posterity became  
acquainted with the fact that such a    
being existed4  #cc4 ,from this we can  
see that the whole human family1 in the 
early age of their existence1 in all    
their different branches1 had this      

knowledge disseminated among them2 so   
that the existence of ,god became an    
object of faith1 in the early age of the
 world4 ,and the evidences which these  
men had of the existence of a ,god1 was 
the testimony of their fathers in the   
first instance4  #cd4 ,the reason why we
 have been thus particular on this part 
of our subject1 is that this class may  
see by what means it was that ,god      
became an object of faith among men     
after the fall2 and what it was that    
stirred up the faith of multitudes to   
feel after him2 to search after a       
knowledge of his character1 perfections 
and attributes1 until they became       
extensively acquainted with him2 and not
 only commune with him1 and behold his  
glory1 but be partakers of his power and
 stand in his presence4  #ce4 ,let this 
class mark particularly that the        
testimony which these men had of the    
existence of a ,god1 was the testimony  
of man2 for previous to the time that   
any of ,adam's posterity had obtained a 

manifestation of ,god to themselves1    
,adam their common father had testified 
unto them of the existence of ,god1 and 
of his eternal power and ,godhead4  #cf4
 ,for instance1 ,abel1 before he        
received the assurance from heaven that 
his offerings were acceptable unto ,god1
 had received the important information 
of his father that such a being did     
exist1 who had created and who did      
uphold all things4 ,neither can there be
 a doubt existing on the mind of any    
person1 that ,adam was the first who did
 communicate the knowledge of the       
existence of a ,god1 to his posterity2  
and that the whole faith of the world1  
from that time down to the present1 is  
in a certain degree1 dependent on the   
knowledge first communicated to them by 
their common progenitor2 and it has been
 handed down to the day and generation  
in which we live1 as we shall show from 
the face of the sacred records4  #cg4   
,first1 ,adam was #acj years old when   
,seth was born4 ,genesis #e3c4 ,and the 

days of ,adam1 after he had begotten    
,seth1 were #hjj years2 making him #icj 
years old when he died4 ,genesis #e3d1e4
 ,seth was #aje when ,enos was born4    
#e3f4 ,enos was #ij when ,cainan was    
born4 #e3i4 ,cainan was #gj when        
,mahalaleel was born4 #e3ab4 ,mahalaleel
 was #fe when ,jared was born4 #e3ae4   
,jared was #afb when ,enoch was born4   
#e3ah4 ,enoch was #fe when ,methuselah  
was born4 #e3ba4 ,methuselah was #ahg   
when ,lamech was born4 #e3be4 ,lamech   
was #ahb when ,noah was born4 #e3bh4    
#ch4 ,from this account it appears that 
,lamech1 the #ith from ,adam1 and the   
father of ,noah1 was #ef years old when 
,adam died2 ,methuselah1 #bdc2 ,enoch1  
#cjh2 ,jared1 #dgj2 ,mahalaleel1 #ece2  
,cainan1 #fje2 ,enos1 #fie2 and ,seth1  
#hjj4  #ci4 ,so that ,lamech the father 
of ,noah2 ,methuselah1 ,enoch1 ,jared1  
,mahalaleel1 ,cainan1 ,enos1 ,seth1 and 
,adam1 were all living at the same time1
 and beyond all controversy1 were all   
preachers of righteousness4  #dj4 ,moses

 further informs us1 that ,seth lived1  
after he begat ,enos1 #hjg years1 making
 him #iab years old at his death4       
,genesis #e3g1h4 ,and ,enos lived1 after
 he begat ,cainan1 #hae years1 making   
him #ije years old when he died4        
#e3aj1aa4 ,and ,cainan lived1 after he  
begat ,mahalaleel1 #hdj years3 making   
him #iaj years old at his death4        
#e3ac1ad4 ,and ,mahalaleel lived after  
he begat ,jared1 #hcj years1 making him 
#hie years old when he died4 #e3af1ag4  
,and ,jared lived after he begat ,enoch1
 #hjj years1 making him #ifb years old  
at his death4 #e3ai1bj4 ,and ,enoch     
walked with ,god1 after he begat        
,methuselah #cjj years3 making him #cfe 
years old when he was translated4       
#e3bb1bc4 ,and ,methuselah lived after  
he begat ,lamech1 #ghb years1 making him
 #ifi years old when he died #e3bf1bg4  
,lamech lived after he begat ,noah1 #eie
 years2 making him #ggg years old when  
he died4 #e3cj1ca4  #da4 ,agreeably to  
this account1 ,adam died in the #icjth  

year of the world2 ,enoch was translated
 in the #ihgth1 ,seth died in the       
#ajdbnd2 ,enos in the #aadjth2 ,cainan  
in the #abceth2 ,mahalaleel in the      
#abijth2 ,jared in the #adbbnd2 ,lamech 
in the #afeast2 and ,methuselah in the  
#afefth1 it being the same year in which
 the flood came4  #db4 ,so that ,noah   
was #hd years old when ,enos died1 #agf 
when ,cainan died1 #bcd when ,mahalaleel
 died1 #cff when ,jared died1 #eie when 
,lamech died1 and #fjj when ,methuselah 
died4  #dc4 ,we can see from this that  
,enos1 ,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1 ,jared1    
,methuselah1 ,lamech1 and ,noah1 all    
lived on the earth at the same time2 and
 that ,enos1 ,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1      
,jared1 ,methuselah1 and ,lamech1 were  
all acquainted with both ,adam and      
,noah4  #dd4 ,from the foregoing it is  
easily to be seen1 not only how the     
knowledge of ,god came into the world1  
but upon what principle it was          
preserved3 that from the time it was    
first communicated1 it was retained in  

the minds of righteous men1 who taught1 
not only their own posterity1 but the   
world2 so that there was no need of a   
new revelation to man1 after ,adam's    
creation to ,noah1 to give them the     
first idea1 or notion of the existence  
of a ,god3 and not only of a ,god1 but  
of the true and living ,god4  #de4      
,having traced the chronology of the    
world from ,adam to ,noah1 we will now  
trace it from ,noah to ,abraham4 ,noah  
was #ejb years old ,when ,shem was born2
 #ih years afterwards the flood came1   
being the #fjjth year of ,noah's age4   
,and ,moses informs us that ,noah lived 
after the flood1 #cej years1 making him 
#iej years old when he died4 ,genesis   
#i3bh-bi4  #df4 ,shem was #ajj years old
 when ,arphaxad was born4 ,genesis      
#aa3aj4 ,arphaxad was #ce when ,salah   
was born4 ,gen4 #aa3ab4 ,salah was #cj  
when ,eber was born4 #aa3ad4 ,eber was  
#cd when ,peleg was born1 in whose days 
the earth was divided4 #aa3af4 ,peleg   
was #cj when ,reu was born4 #aa3ah4 ,reu

 was #cb when ,serug was born4 #aa3bj4  
,serug was #cj when ,nahor was born4    
#aa3bb4 ,nahor was #bi when ,terah was  
born4 #aa3bd4 ,terah was #gj when ,haran
 and ,abraham were born4 #aa3bf4  #dg4  
,there is some difficulty in the account
 given by ,moses of ,abraham's birth4   
,some have supposed that ,abraham was   
not born until ,terah was #acj years    
old4 ,this conclusion is drawn from a   
variety of scriptures1 which are not to 
our purpose at present to quote4        
,neither is it a matter of any          
consequence to us whether ,abraham was  
born when ,terah was #gj years old1 or  
#acj4 ,but in order that there may no   
doubt exist upon any mind in relation to
 the object lying immediately before us1
 in presenting the present chronology we
 will date the birth of ,abraham at the 
latest period1 that is1 when ,terah was 
#acj years old4 ,it appears from this   
account that from the flood to the birth
 of ,abraham1 was #ceb years4  #dh4     
,moses informs us that ,shem lived after

 he begat ,arphaxad1 #ejj years4 ,gen4  
#aa3aa4 ,this added to #ajj years1 which
 was his age when ,arphaxad was born1   
makes him #fjj years old when he died4  
,arphaxad lived after he begat ,salah1  
#djc years4 #aa3ac4 ,this added to #ce  
years1 which was his age when ,salah was
 born1 makes him #dch years old when he 
died4 ,salah lived after he begat ,eber1
 #djc years4 #aa3ae4--,this added to #cj
 years1 which was his age when ,eber was
 born1 makes him #dcc years old when he 
died4--,eber lived after he begat       
,peleg1 #dcj years4 #aa3ag4 ,this added 
to #cd years1 which was his age when    
,peleg was born1 makes him #dfd years   
old4 ,peleg lived after he begat ,reu1  
#bji years4 #aa3ai4 ,this added to #cj  
years1 which was his age when ,reu was  
born1 makes him #bci years old when he  
died4 ,reu lived1 after he begat ,serug1
 #bjg years4 ,gen4 #aa3ba4 ,this added  
to #cb years1 which was his age when    
,serug was born1 makes him #bci years   
old when he died4 ,serug lived after he 

begat ,nahor1 #bjj years4 #aa3bc4 ,this 
added to #cj years1 which was his age   
when ,nahor was born1 makes him #bcj    
years old when he died4 ,nahor lived    
after he begat ,terah1 #aai years4      
#aa3be4 ,this added to #bi years1 which 
was his age when ,terah was born1 makes 
him #adh years old when he died4 ,terah 
was #acj years old when ,abraham was    
born1 and is supposed to have lived #ge 
years after his birth3 making him #bje  
years old when he died4  #di4 ,agreeable
 to this last account1 ,peleg died in   
the #aiifth year of the world1 ,nahor in
 the #aiigth1 and ,noah in the #bjjfth4 
,so that ,peleg1 in whose days the earth
 was divided1 and ,nahor1 the           
grandfather of ,abraham1 both died      
before ,noah--the former being #bci     
years old1 and the latter #adh4 ,and who
 cannot but see that they must have had 
a long and intimate acquaintance with   
,noah8  #ej4 ,reu died in the #bjbfth   
year of the world1 ,serug in the        
#bjdith1 ,terah in the #bjhcrd1         

,arphaxad in the #bjifth1 ,salah in the 
#babfth1 ,shem in the #baehth1 ,abraham 
in the #bahcrd1 and ,eber in the        
#bahgth3 which was four years after     
,abraham's death4 ,and ,eber was the    
fourth from ,noah4  #ea4 ,nahor1        
,abraham's brother1 was #eh years old   
when ,noah died1 ,terah #abh1 ,serug    
#ahg1 ,reu #bai1 ,eber #bhc1 ,salah     
#cac1 ,arphaxad #cdd1 and ,shem #ddh4   
#eb4 ,it appears from this account1 that
 ,nahor1 brother of ,abraham1 ,terah1   
,nahor1 ,serug1 ,reu1 ,peleg1 ,eber1    
,salah1 ,arphaxad1 ,shem1 and ,noah1 all
 lived on the earth at the same time4   
,and that ,abraham was #ah years old    
when ,reu died1 #da when ,serug and his 
brother ,nahor died1 #ge when ,terah    
died1 #hh when ,arphaxad died1 #aah when
 ,salah died1 #aej when ,shem died1 and 
that ,eber lived #d years after         
,abraham's death4 ,and that ,shem1      
,arphaxad1 ,salah1 ,eber1 ,reu1 ,serug1 
,terah1 and ,nahor1 the brother of      
,abraham1 and ,abraham1 lived at the    

same time4--,and that ,nahor1 brother of
 ,abraham1 ,terah1 ,serug1 ,reu1 ,eber1 
,salah1 ,arphaxad1 and ,shem1 were all  
acquainted with both ,noah and ,abraham4
  #ec4 ,we have now traced the          
chronology of the world agreeable to the
 account given in our present ,bible1   
from ,adam to ,abraham1 and have clearly
 determined1 beyond the power of        
controversy1 that there was no          
difficulty in preserving the knowledge  
of ,god in the world from the creation  
of ,adam1 and the manifestation made to 
his immediate descendants1 as set forth 
in the former part of this lecture1 so  
that the students in this class need not
 have any dubiety resting on their      
minds1 on this subject2 for they can    
easily see1 that it is impossible for it
 to be otherwise2 but that the knowledge
 of the existence of a ,god1 must have  
continued from father to son1 as a      
matter of tradition at least4 ,for we   
cannot suppose1 that a knowledge of this
 important fact1 could have existed in  

the mind of any of the before--mentioned
 individuals1 without their having made 
it known to their posterity4  #ed4 ,we  
have now shown how it was that the first
 thought ever existed in the mind of any
 individual1 that there was such a      
,being as a ,god1 who had created and   
did uphold all things3 that it was by   
reason of the manifestation which he    
first made to our father ,adam1 when he 
stood in his presence1 and conversed    
with him face to face1 at the time of   
his creation4  #ee4 ,let us here        
observe1 that after any portion of the  
human family are made acquainted with   
the important fact that there is a ,god1
 who has created and does uphold all    
things1 the extent of their knowledge1  
respecting his character and glory1 will
 depend upon their diligence and        
faithfulness in seeking after him1 until
 like ,enoch the brother of ,jared1 and 
,moses1 they shall obtain faith in ,god1
 and power with him to behold him face  
to face4  #ef4 ,we have now clearly set 

forth how it is1 and how it was1 that   
,god became an object of faith for      
rational beings2 and also1 upon what    
foundation the testimony was based1     
which excited the inquiry and diligent  
search of the ancient saints1 to seek   
after and obtain a knowledge of the     
glory of ,god2 and we have seen that it 
was human testimony1 and human testimony
 only1 that excited this enquiry1 in the
 first instance1 in their minds--it was 
the credence they gave to the testimony 
of their fathers--this testimony having 
aroused their minds to inquire after the
 knowledge of ,god1 the enquiry         
frequently terminated1 indeed always    
terminated when rightly pursued1 in the 
most glorious discoveries1 and eternal  
certainty4  ,question4--,is there a     
being who has faith in himself1         
independently8  ,answer4--,there is4 ,q4
 ,who is it8 ,a4 ,it is ,god4 ,q4 ,how  
do you prove that ,god has faith in     
himself independently8  ,a4 ,because he 
is omnipotent1 omnipresent1 and         

omniscient2 without beginning of days or
 end of life1 and in him all fullness   
dwells4 ,eph #a3bc3 ,which is his body1 
the fullness of him that filleth all in 
all4 ,col #a3ai4 ,for it pleased the    
,father1 that in him should all fullness
 dwell4  ,,ii4  #b4  ,q4 ,is he the     
object in whom the faith of all other   
rational and accountable beings center1 
for life and salvation8  ,a4 ,he is4    
,q4 ,how do you prove it8  ,a4 ,isa4    
#de3bb4 ,look unto me and be ye saved1  
all the ends of the earth3 for ,i am    
,god1 and there is none else4 ,romans   
#aa3cd1ce1cf4 ,for who hath known the   
mind of the ,lord8 or who hath been his 
counselor8 or who hath first given to   
him1 and it shall be recompensed unto   
him again8 ,for of him1 and through him1
 and to him1 are all things1 to whom be 
glory for ever4 ,amen4 ,isa4 #dj3 from  
the #hth to the #ahth verses4 ,o ,zion  
that bringest good tidings2 or1 ,o thou 
that tellest good tidings to ,zion8 get 
you up into the high mountain3 ,o       

,jerusalem1 that bringest good tidings2 
or1 ,o thou that tellest good tidings to
 ,jerusalem lift up thy voice with      
strength2 lift it up1 be not afraid2 say
 unto the cities of ,judah1 ,behold your
 ,god6 ,behold the ,lord your ,god will 
come with strong hand or1 against the   
strong2 and his arm shall rule for him3 
behold1 his reward is with him1 and his 
work before him4 ,or1 recompense for his
 work4 ,he shall feed his flock like a  
shepherd3 he shall gather his lambs with
 his arms1 and carry them in his bosom1 
and shall gently lead those that are    
with young4 ,who hath measured the      
waters in the hollow of his hand1 and   
meted out heaven with the span1 and     
comprehended the dust of the earth in a 
measure1 weighed the mountains in       
scales1 and the hills in a balance8 ,who
 hath directed the ,spirit of the ,lord1
 or being his counselor1 hath taught    
him8 ,with whom took he counsel1 and who
 instructed him and taught him in the   
path of judgment1 and taught him        

knowledge1 and shewed to him the way of 
understanding8 ,behold1 the nations are 
as a drop of a bucket and are counted as
 the small dust of the balance3 behold1 
he taketh up the isles as a very little 
thing4 ,and ,lebanon is not sufficient  
to burn1 nor the beasts thereof         
sufficient for a burnt offering4 ,all   
nations are before him as nothing1 and  
they are counted to him less than       
nothing1 and vanity4 ,jer4 #aa3ae1 #af3 
,he the ,lord hath made the earth by his
 power1 he hath established the world by
 his ,wisdom1 and hath stretched out the
 heaven by his understanding4 ,when he  
uttereth his voice there is a multitude 
of waters in the heavens2 and he causeth
 the vapors to ascend from the ends of  
the earth3 he maketh lightnings with    
rain1 and bringeth forth the wind out of
 his treasures4 #a ,cor #h3f ,but to us 
there is but one ,god1 the ,father1 of  
whom are all things1 and we in him2 and 
one ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom are   
all things1 and we by him4  ,,ii4  #b4  

,q4 ,how did men first come to the      
knowledge of the existence of a ,god1 so
 as to exercise faith in him8  ,a4 ,in  
order to answer this question1 it will  
be necessary to go back and examine man 
at his creation2 the circumstances in   
which he was placed1 and the knowledge  
which he had of ,god4  ,,ii4            
#c1d1e1f1g1h1i1aj1aa44 ,first1 when man 
was created he stood in the presence of 
,god4 ,gen4 #a3bg1bh4 ,from this we earn
 that man1 at his creation1 stood in the
 presence of his ,god1 and had most     
perfect knowledge of his existence4     
,secondly1 ,god conversed with him after
 his transgression4 ,gen #c3 from the   
#hth to the #bbnd4  ,,ii4               
#ac1ad1ae1af1ag4 ,from this we learn    
that1 though man did transgress1 he was 
not deprived of the previous knowledge  
which he had of the existence of ,god4  
,,ii4  #ai4 ,thirdly1 ,god conversed    
with man after he cast him out of the   
garden4  ,,ii4  #bb1bc1bd1be4 ,fourthly1
 ,god also conversed with ,cain after he

 had slain ,abel4 ,gen #d3 from the #dth
 to the #fth4  ,,ii4  #bf1bg1bh1bi4  ,q4
 ,what is the object of the foregoing   
quotation8  ,a4 ,it is that it may be   
clearly seen how it was that the first  
thoughts were suggested to the minds of 
men of the existence of ,god1 and how   
extensively this knowledge was spread   
among the immediate descendants of      
,adam4  ,,ii4  #cj1ca1cb1cc4  ,q4 ,what 
testimony had the immediate descendants 
of ,adam1 in proof of the existence of  
,god8  ,a4 ,the testimony of their      
father4 ,and after they were made       
acquainted with his existence1 by the   
testimony of their father1 they were    
dependent upon the exercise of their own
 faith1 for a knowledge of his          
character1 perfections1 and attributes4 
,,ii4  #bc1bd1be1bf4  ,q4 ,had any other
 of the human family1 besides ,adam1 a  
knowledge of the existence of ,god1 in  
the first instance1 by any other means  
than human testimony8  ,a4 ,they had    
not4 ,for previous to the time that they

 could have power to obtain a           
manifestation for themselves1 the       
all-important fact had been communicated
 to them by their common father3 and so 
from father to child the knowledge was  
communicated as extensively1 as the     
knowledge of his existence was known2   
for it was by this means1 in the first  
instance1 that men had a knowledge of   
his existence4  ,,ii4  #ce1cf4  ,q4 ,how
 do you know that the knowledge of the  
existence of ,god was communicated in   
this manner1 throughout the different   
ages of the world8  ,a4 ,by the         
chronology obtained through the         
revelations of ,god4  ,q4 ,how would you
 divide that chronology in order to     
convey it to the understanding clearly8 
,a4 ,into two parts3 ,first1 by         
embracing that period of the world from 
,adam to ,noah2 and secondly1 from ,noah
 to ,abraham3 from which period the     
knowledge of the existence of ,god has  
been so general1 that it is a matter of 
no dispute in what manner the idea of   

his existence has been retained in the  
world4  ,q4 ,how many noted righteous   
men lived from ,adam to ,noah8  ,a4     
,nine2 which includes ,abel1 who was    
slain by his brother4  ,q4 ,what are    
their names8  ,a4 ,abel1 ,seth1 ,enos1  
,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1 ,jared1 ,enoch1   
,methuselah1 and ,lamech4  ,q4 ,how old 
was ,adam when ,seth was born8  ,a4 ,one
 hundred and thirty years4 ,gen #e3c4   
,q4 ,how many years did ,adam live after
 ,seth was born8  ,a4 ,eight hundred4   
,gen4 #e3d4  ,q4 ,how old was ,adam when
 he died8  ,a4 ,nine hundred and thirty 
years4 ,gen4 #e-e4  ,q4 ,how old was    
,seth when ,enos was born8  ,a4 ,one    
hundred and five years4 ,gen4 #e3f4  ,q4
 ,how old was ,enos when ,cainan was    
born8  ,a4 ,ninety years4 ,gen4 #e3i4   
,q4 ,how old was ,cainan when           
,mahalaleel was born8  ,a4 ,seventy     
years4 ,gen4 #e3ab4  ,q4 ,how old was   
,mahalaleel when ,jared was born8  ,a4  
,sixty-five years4 ,gen4 #e3ae4  ,q4    
,how old was ,jared when ,enoch was     

born8  ,a4 ,one hundred and sixty two   
years4 ,gen4 #e3ah4  ,q4 ,how old was   
,enoch when ,methuselah was born8  ,a4  
,sixty-five years4 ,gen4 #e3ba4  ,q4    
,how old was ,methuselah when ,lamech   
was born8  ,a4 ,one hundred and eighty  
seven years4 ,gen4 #e3be4  ,q4 ,how old 
was ,lamech when ,noah was born8  ,a4   
,one hundred and eighty-two years4 ,gen4
 #e3bh4 ,for this chronology1 see  ,,ii4
  #cg4  ,q4 ,how many years1 according  
to this account1 was it from ,adam to   
,noah8  ,a4 ,one thousand and fifty-six 
years4  ,q4 ,how old was ,lamech when   
,adam died8  ,a4 ,lamech1 the ninth from
 ,adam 7including ,abel71 and father of 
,noah1 was fifty-six years old when     
,adam died4  ,q4 ,how old was           
,methuselah8  ,a4 ,two hundred and      
forty-three years4  ,q4 ,how old was    
,enoch8  ,a4 ,three hundred and eight   
years4  ,q4 ,how old was ,jared8  ,a4   
,four hundred and seventy years4  ,q4   
,how old was ,mahalaleel8  ,a4 ,five    
hundred and thirty-five years4  ,q4 ,how

 old was ,cainan8  ,a4 ,six hundred and 
five years4  ,q4 ,how old was ,enos8    
,a4 ,six hundred and ninety-five years4 
,q4 ,how old was ,seth8  ,a4 ,eight     
hundred4 ,for this item of the account1 
see section second1 paragraph #ch4  ,q4 
,how many of these noted men were       
cotemporary with ,adam8  ,a4 ,nine4  ,q4
 ,what are their names8  ,a4 ,abel1     
,seth1 ,enos1 ,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1     
,jared1 ,enoch1 ,methuselah and ,lamech4
  ,,ii4  #ci4  ,q4 ,how long did ,seth  
live after ,enos was born8  ,a4 ,eight  
hundred and seven years4 ,gen4 #e3g4    
,q4 ,what was ,seth's age when he died8 
,a4 ,nine hundred and twelve years4     
,gen4 #e3h4  ,q4 ,how long did ,enos    
live after ,cainan was born8  ,a4 ,eight
 hundred and fifteen years4 ,gen4 #e3aj4
  ,q4 ,what was ,enos's age when he     
died8  ,a4 ,nine hundred and five years4
 ,gen4 #e3aa4  ,q4 ,how long did ,cainan
 live after ,mahalaleel was born8  ,a4  
,eight hundred and forty years4 ,gen4   
#e3ac4  ,q4 ,what was ,cainan's age when

 he died8  ,a4 ,nine hundred and ten    
years4 ,gen4 #e3ad4  ,q4 ,how long did  
,mahalaleel live after ,jared was born8 
,a4 ,eight hundred and thirty years4    
,gen4 #e3af4  ,q4 ,what was             
,mahalaleel's age when he died8  ,a4    
,eight hundred and ninety five years4   
,gen4 #e3ag4  ,q4 ,how long did ,jared  
live after ,enoch was born8  ,a4 ,eight 
hundred years4 ,gen4 #e3ai4  ,q4 ,what  
was ,jared's age when he died8  ,a4     
,nine hundred and sixty two years4 ,gen4
 #e3bj4  ,q4 ,how long did ,enoch walk  
with ,god after ,methuselah was born8   
,a4 ,three hundred years4 ,gen4 #e3bb4  
,q4 ,what was ,enoch's age when he was  
translated8  ,a4 ,three hundred and     
sixty five years4 ,gen4 #e3bc  ,q4 ,how 
long did ,methuselah live after ,lamech 
was born8  ,a4 ,seven hundred and eighty
 two years4 ,gen4 #e3bf4  ,q4 ,what was 
,methuselah's age when he died8  ,a4    
,nine hundred and sixty nine years4     
,gen4 #e3bg4  ,q4 ,how long did ,lamech 
live after ,noah was born8  ,a4 ,five   

hundred and ninety five years4 ,gen4    
#e3cj4  ,q4 ,what was ,lamech's age when
 he died8  ,a4 ,seven hundred and       
seventy seven years4 ,gen4 #e3ca4 ,for  
the account of the last item see  ,,ii4 
#dj4  ,q4 ,in what year of the world did
 ,adam die8  ,a4 ,in the nine hundred   
and thirtieth4  ,q4 ,in what year was   
,enoch translated8  ,a4 ,in the nine    
hundred and eighty seventh4  ,q4 ,in    
what year did ,seth die8  ,a4 ,in the   
one thousand and forty second4  ,q4 ,in 
what year did ,enos die8  ,a4 ,in the   
eleven hundred and fortieth4  ,q4 ,in   
what year did ,cainan die8  ,a4 ,in the 
twelve hundred and thirty fifth4  ,q4   
,in what year did ,mahalaleel die8  ,a4 
,in the twelve hundred and ninetieth4   
,q4 ,in what year did ,jared die8  ,a4  
,in the fourteen hundred and twenty     
second4  ,q4 ,in what year did ,lamech  
die8  ,a4 ,in the sixteen hundred and   
fifty first4  ,q4 ,in what year did     
,methuselah die8  ,a4 ,in the sixteen   
hundred and fifty sixth4 ,for this      

account see  ,,ii4  #da4  ,q4 ,how old  
was ,noah when ,enos died8  ,a4 ,eighty 
four years4  ,q4 ,how old when ,cainan  
died8  ,a4 ,one hundred and seventy nine
 years4  ,q4 ,how old when ,mahalaleel  
died8  ,a4 ,two hundred and thirty four 
years4  ,q4 ,how old when ,jared died8  
,a4 ,three hundred and sixty six years4 
,q4 ,how old when ,lamech died8  ,a4    
,five hundred and ninety five years4    
,q4 ,how old when ,methuselah died8  ,a4
 ,six hundred years4 ,see  ,,ii4  #db1  
for the last item4  ,q4 ,how many of    
those men lived in the days of ,noah8   
,a4 ,six4  ,q4 ,what are their names8   
,a4 ,enos1 ,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1 ,jared1
 ,methuselah1 and ,lamech4  ,,ii4  #dc4 
,q4 ,how many of those men were         
contemporary with ,adam and ,noah both8 
,a4 ,six4  ,q4 ,what are their names8   
,a4 ,enos1 ,cainan1 ,mahalaleel1 ,jared1
 ,methuselah1 and ,lamech4  ,,ii4  #dc4 
,q4 ,according to the foregoing account1
 how was the knowledge of the existence 
of ,god first suggested to the minds of 

men8  ,a4 ,by the manifestation made to 
our father ,adam1 when he was in the    
presence of ,god1 both before and while 
he was in ,eden4  ,,ii4  #dd4  ,q4 ,how 
was the knowledge of the existence of   
,god disseminated among the inhabitants 
of the world8  ,a4 ,by tradition from   
father to son4  ,,ii4  #dd4  ,q4 ,how   
old was ,noah when ,shem was born8  ,a4 
,five hundred and two years4 ,gen4      
#e3cb4 #aa3aj4  ,q4 ,what was the term  
of years from the birth of ,shem to the 
flood8  ,a4 ,ninety eight4  ,q4 ,what   
was the term of years that ,noah lived  
after the flood8  ,a4 ,three hundred and
 fifty4 ,gen4 #i3bh4  ,q4 ,what was     
,noah's age when he died8  ,a4 ,nine    
hundred and fifty years4 ,gen4 #i3bi4   
,,ii4  #de4  ,q4 ,what was ,shem's age  
when ,arphaxad was born8  ,a4 ,one      
hundred years4 ,gen4 #aa3aj4  ,q4 ,what 
was ,arphaxad's age when ,salah was     
born6 ,thirty five years4 ,gen4 #aa3ab4 
,q4 ,what was ,salah's age when ,eber   
was born8  ,a4 ,thirty years4 ,gen4     

#aa3af4  ,q4 ,what was ,eber's age when 
,peleg was born8  ,a4 ,thirty four      
years4 ,gen4 #aa3ad4  ,q4 ,what was     
,peleg's age when ,reu was born8  ,a4   
,thirty years4 ,gen4 #aa3ah4  ,q4 ,what 
was ,reu's age when ,serug was born8    
,a4 ,thirty two years4 ,gen4 #aa3bj4    
,q4 ,what was ,serug's age when ,nahor  
was born8  ,a4 ,thirty years4 ,gen4     
#aa3bb4  ,q4 ,what was ,nahor's age when
 ,terah was born8  ,a4 ,twenty nine     
years4 ,gen4 #aa3bd4  ,q4 ,what was     
,terah's age when ,nahor 7the brother of
 ,abraham7 was born8  ,a4 ,seventy      
years4 ,gen4 #aa3bf4  ,q4 ,what was     
,terah's age when ,abraham was born8    
,a4 ,some suppose one hundred and thirty
 years1 and others seventy4 ,gen4 #ab3d4
 #aa3bf4  ,,ii4  #db4  ,q4 ,what was the
 number of years from the flood to the  
birth of ,abraham8  ,a4 ,supposing      
,abraham to have been born when ,terah  
was one hundred and thirty years old1 it
 was three hundred and fifty two years3 
but if he was born when ,terah was      

seventy years old1 it was two hundred   
and ninety two years4  ,,ii4  #dg4  ,q4 
,how long did ,shem live after ,arphaxad
 was born8  ,a4 ,five hundred years4    
,gen4 #aa3aa4  ,q4 ,what was ,shem's age
 when he died8  ,a4 ,six hundred years4 
,gen4 #aa3aa4  ,q4 ,what number of years
 did ,arphaxad live after ,salah was    
born8  ,a4 ,four hundred and three      
years4 ,gen4 #ba3ac4  ,q4 ,what was     
,arphaxad's age when he died8  ,a4 ,four
 hundred and thirty eight years4  ,q4   
,what number of years did ,salah live   
after ,eber was born8  ,a4 ,four hundred
 and three years4 ,gen4 #aa3ae4  ,q4    
,what was ,salah's age when he died8    
,a4 ,four hundred and thirty three      
years4  ,q4 ,what number of years did   
,eber live after ,peleg was born8  ,a4  
,four hundred and thirty years4 ,gen4   
#aa3ag4  ,q4 ,what was ,eber's age when 
he died8  ,a4 ,four hundred and sixty   
four years4  ,q4 ,what number of years  
did ,peleg live after ,reu was born8    
,a4 ,two hundred and nine years4 ,gen4  

#aa3ai4  ,q4 ,what was ,peleg's age when
 he died8  ,a4 ,two hundred and thirty  
nine years4  ,q4 ,what number of years  
did ,reu live after ,serug was born8    
,a4 ,two hundred and seven years4 ,gen4 
#i3ba4  ,q4 ,what was ,reu's age when he
 died8  ,a4 ,two hundred and thirty nine
 years4  ,q4 ,what number of years did  
,serug live after ,nahor was born8  ,a4 
,two hundred years4 ,gen4 #aa3bc4  ,q4  
,what was ,serug's age when he died8    
,a4 ,two hundred and thirty years4  ,q4 
,what number of years did ,nahor live   
after ,terah was born8  ,a4 ,one hundred
 and nineteen years4 ,gen4 #aa3be4  ,q4 
,what was ,nahor's age when he died8    
,a4 ,one hundred and forty eight years4 
,q4 ,what number of years did ,terah    
live after ,abraham was born8  ,a4      
,supposing ,terah to have been one      
hundred and thirty years old when       
,abraham was born1 he lived1 seventy    
five years2 but if ,abraham was born    
when ,terah was seventy years old1 he   
lived one hundred and thirty five4  ,q4 

,what was ,terah's age when he died8    
,a4 ,two hundred and five years4 ,gen4  
#i3cb4 ,for this account1 from the birth
 of ,arphaxad to the death of ,terah1   
see  ,,ii4  #dh4  ,q4 ,in what year of  
the world did ,peleg die8  ,a4          
,agreeable to the foregoing chronology1 
he died in the nineteen hundred and     
ninety sixth year of the world4  ,q4 ,in
 what year of the world did ,nahor die8 
,a4 ,in the nineteen hundred and ninety 
seventh4  ,q4 ,in what year of the world
 did ,noah die8  ,a4 ,in the two        
thousand and sixth4  ,q4 ,in what year  
of the world did ,reu die8  ,a4 ,in the 
two thousand and twenty sixth4  ,q4 ,in 
what year of the world did ,serug die8  
,a4 ,in the two thousand and forty      
ninth4  ,q4 ,in what year of the world  
did ,terah die8  ,a4 ,in the two        
thousand and eighty third4  ,q4 ,in what
 year of the world did ,arphaxad die8   
,a4 ,in the two thousand and ninety     
sixth4  ,q4 ,in what year of the world  
did ,salah die8  ,a4 ,in the twenty one 

hundred and twenty sixth4  ,q4 ,in what 
year of the world did ,abraham die8  ,a4
 ,in the twenty one hundred and eighty  
third4  ,q4 ,in what year of the world  
did ,eber die8  ,a4 ,in the twenty one  
hundred and eighty seventh4 ,for this   
account of the year of the world in     
which those men died1 see  ,,ii4        
#di1ej4  ,q4 ,how old was ,nahor        
7,abraham's brother7 when ,noah died8   
,a4 ,fifty eight years4  ,q4 ,how old   
was ,terah8  ,a4 ,one hundred and twenty
 eight4  ,q4 ,how old was ,serug8  ,a4  
,one hundred and eighty seven4  ,q4 ,how
 old was ,reu8  ,a4 ,two hundred and    
nineteen4  ,q4 ,how old was ,eber8  ,a4 
,two hundred and eighty three4  ,q4 ,how
 old was ,salah8  ,a4 ,three hundred and
 thirteen4  ,q4 ,how old was ,arphaxad8 
,a4 ,three hundred and forty eight4  ,q4
 ,how old was ,shem8  ,a4 ,four hundred 
and forty eight4 ,for the last account  
see  ,,ii4  #ea4  ,q4 ,how old was      
,abraham when ,reu died8  ,a4 ,eighteen 
years1 if he was born when ,terah was   

one hundred and thirty years old4  ,q4  
,what was his age when ,serug and ,nahor
 7,abraham's brother7 died8  ,a4 ,forty 
one years4  ,q4 ,what was his age when  
,terah died8  ,a4 ,seventy five years4  
,q4 ,what was his age when ,arphaxad    
died8  ,a4 ,eighty eight4  ,q4 ,what was
 his age when ,salah died8  ,a4 ,one    
hundred and eighteen years4  ,q4 ,what  
was his age when ,shem died8  ,a4 ,one  
hundred and fifty years4 ,for this see  
,,ii4  #eb4  ,q4 ,how many noted        
characters lived from ,noah to ,abraham8
  ,a4 ,ten4  ,q4 ,what are their names8 
,a4 ,shem1 ,arphaxad1 ,salah1 ,eber1    
,peleg1 ,reu1 ,serug1 ,nahor1 ,terah1   
and ,nahor1 7,abraham's brother74  ,,ii4
  #eb4  ,q4 ,how many of these were     
cotemporary with ,noah8  ,a4 ,the whole4
  ,q4 ,how many ,with ,abraham8  ,a4    
,eight4  ,q4 ,what are their names8  ,a4
 ,nahor 7,abraham's brother71 ,terah1   
,serug1 ,reu1 ,eber1 ,salah1 ,arphaxad1 
and ,shem4  ,,ii4  #eb4  ,q4 ,how many  
were cotemporary with both ,noah and    

,abraham8  ,a4 ,eight4  ,q4 ,what are   
their names8  ,a4 ,shem1 ,arphaxad1     
,salah1 ,eber1 ,reu1 ,serug1 ,terah1 and
 ,nahor 7,abraham's brother74  ,,ii4    
#eb4  ,q4 ,did any of these men die     
before ,noah8  ,a4 ,they did4  ,q4 ,who 
were they8  ,a4 ,peleg1 in whose days   
the earth was divided2 and ,nahor1      
7,abraham's grandfather74  ,,ii4  #di4  
,q4 ,did any one of them live longer    
than ,abraham8  ,a4 ,there was one4     
,,ii4  #ej4  ,q4 ,who was he8  ,a4      
,eber1 the fourth from ,noah4  ,,ii4    
#ej4  ,q4 ,in whose days was the earth  
divided8  ,a4 ,in the days of ,peleg4   
,q4 ,where have we the account given    
that the earth was divided in the days  
of ,peleg8  ,a4 ,gen4 #aj3be4  ,q4 ,can 
you repeat the sentence8  ,a4 ,unto     
,eber were born two sons3 the name of   
one was ,peleg1 for in his days the     
earth was divided4  ,q4 ,what testimony 
have men1 in the first instance1 that   
there is a ,god8  ,a4 ,human testimony1 
and human testimony only4  ,,ii4  #ef4  

,q4 ,what excited the ancient saints to 
seek diligently after a knowledge of the
 glory of ,god1 his perfections and     
attributes8  ,a4 ,the credence they gave
 to the testimony of their fathers4     
,,ii4  #ef4  ,q4 ,how do men obtain a   
knowledge of the glory of ,god1 his     
perfections and attributes8  ,a4 ,by    
devoting themselves to his service1     
through prayer and supplication         
incessantly strengthening their faith in
 him1 until1 like ,enoch1 the brother of
 ,jared1 and ,moses1 they obtain a      
manifestation of ,god to themselves4    
,,ii4  #ee4  ,q4 ,is the knowledge of   
the existence of ,god a matter of mere  
tradition1 founded upon human testimony 
alone1 until persons receive a          
manifestation of ,god to themselves8    
,a4 ,it is4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8  
,a4 ,from the whole of the first and    
second lectures4    ,,lecture ,,third4  
,of ,faith4  ,section ,,iii4  #a4 ,in   
the second lecture it was shown1 how it 
was that the knowledge of the existence 

of ,god1 came into the world1 and by    
what means the first thoughts were      
suggested to the minds of men1 that such
 a ,being did actually exist3 and that  
it was by reason of the knowledge of his
 existence that there was a foundation  
laid for the exercise of faith in him1  
as the only ,being in whom faith could  
center for life and salvation4 ,for     
faith could not center in a ,being of   
whose existence we have no idea2 because
 the idea of his existence in the first 
instance1 is essential to the exercise  
of faith in him4 ,rom4 #aj3ad ,how then 
shall they call on him in whom they have
 not believed8 and how shall they       
believe in him of whom they have not    
heard8 and how shall they hear without a
 preacher8 7or one sent to tell them87  
,so then faith comes by hearing the word
 of ,god4 ,new ,translation4  #b4 ,let  
us here observe1 that three things are  
necessary1 in order that any rational   
and intelligent being may exercise faith
 in ,god unto life and salvation4  #c4  

,first1 the idea that he actually       
exists4  #d4 ,secondly1 ,a correct idea 
of his character1 perfections1 and      
attributes4  #e4 ,thirdly1 ,an actual   
knowledge that the course of life which 
he is pursuing1 is according to his     
will4--,for without an acquaintance with
 these three important facts1 the faith 
of every rational being must be         
imperfect and unproductive2 but with    
this understanding it can become perfect
 and fruitful1 abounding in             
righteousness1 unto the praise and glory
 of ,god the ,father1 and the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ4  #f4 ,having previously 
been made acquainted with the way the   
idea of his existence came into the     
world1 as well as the fact of his       
existence1 we shall proceed to examine  
his character1 perfections and          
attributes1 in order that this class may
 see1 not only the just grounds which   
they have for the exercise of faith in  
him1 for life and salvation1 but the    
reasons that all the world1 also1 as far

 as the idea of his existence extends1  
may have to exercise faith in him the   
,father of all living4  #g4 ,as we have 
been indebted to a revelation which ,god
 made of himself to his creatures in the
 first instance1 for the idea of his    
existence1 so in like manner we are     
indebted to the revelations which he has
 given to us1 for a correct             
understanding of his character1         
perfections1 and attributes2 because1   
without the revelations which he has    
given to us1 no man by searching could  
find out ,god4 ,job #aa3g1h1i4 ,first   
,cor4 #b3i1aj1aa3 ,but as it is written1
 eye has not seen1 nor ear heard1       
neither have entered into the heart of  
man1 the things which ,god hath prepared
 for them that love him2 but ,god hath  
revealed them unto us by his ,spirit1   
for the ,spirit searches all things1    
yea1 the deep things of ,god4 ,for what 
man knows the things of a man1 save the 
spirit of man which is in him8 ,even so1
 the things of ,god knows no man but by 

the ,spirit of ,god4  #h4 ,having said  
so much1 we proceed to examine the      
character which the revelations have    
given of ,god4  #i4 ,moses gives us the 
following account in ,exodus1 #cd3f ,and
 the ,lord passed by before him1 and    
proclaimed1 ',the ,lord ,god1 the ,lord 
,god1 merciful and gracious1 long       
suffering and abundant in goodness and  
truth4 ,psalm #ajc3f1g1h ,the ,lord     
executeth righteousness and judgment for
 all that are oppressed4 ,he made known 
his ways unto ,moses1 his acts unto the 
children of ,israel4 ,the ,lord is      
merciful and gracious1 slow to anger and
 plenteous in mercy3 ,psalm #ajc3ag1ah3 
,but the mercy of the ,lord is from     
everlasting to everlasting upon them    
that fear him1 and his righteousness    
unto children's children1 to such as    
keep his covenant1 and to those that    
remember his commandments to do them4   
,psalm #ij3b3 ,before the mountains were
 brought forth1 or ever you had formed  
the earth and the world1 even from      

everlasting to everlasting1 you are     
,god4 ,heb4 #a3aj1aa1ab ,and you1 ,lord1
 in the beginning1 have laid the        
foundation of the earth2 and the heavens
 are the works of your hands3 they shall
 perish1 but you remain2 and they shall 
wax old as a garment2 and as a vesture  
shall you fold them up1 and they shall  
be changed2 but you are the same and    
your years shall not fail ,james #a3ag3 
,every good gift1 and every perfect     
gift1 is from above1 and comes down from
 the ,father of lights2 with whom is no 
variableness1 neither shadow of turning4
 ,malachi #c3f4 ,for ,i am the ,lord1 ,i
 change not2 therefore ye sons of ,jacob
 are not consumed4  #aj4 ,book of       
,commandments1 chpt4 #bnd1 commencing in
 the third line of the first paragraph3 
,for ,god does not walk in crooked      
paths1 neither does he turn to the right
 hand or the left1 or vary from that    
which he has said1 therefore his paths  
are strait1 and his course is one       
eternal round3 ,book of ,commandments1  

chapt4 #cg3a4 ,listen to the voice of   
the ,lord your ,god1 even ,alpha and    
,omega1 the beginning and the end1 whose
 course is one eternal round1 the same  
yesterday to-day and forever4  #aa4     
,numbers1 #bc3ai4 ,god is not a man1    
that he should lie1 neither the son of  
man that he should repent4 ,first ,john1
 #d3h4 ,he that loves not1 knows not    
,god2 for ,god is love4 ,acts #aj3cd3   
,then ,peter opened his mouth and said  
,of a truth ,i perceive that ,god is no 
respecter of persons1 but in every      
nation he that fears ,god and works     
righteousness is accepted with him4     
#ab4 ,from the foregoing testimonies1 we
 learn the following things respecting  
the character of ,god4  #ac4 ,first1    
,that he was ,god before the world was  
created1 and the same ,god that he was1 
after it was created4  #ad4 ,secondly1  
,that he is merciful1 and gracious1 slow
 to anger1 abundant in goodness1 and    
that he was so from everlasting1 and    
will be to everlasting4  #ae4 ,thirdly1 

,that he changes not1 neither is there  
variableness with him2 but that he is   
the same from everlasting to            
everlasting1 being the same yesterday   
to-day and forever2 and that his course 
is one eternal round1 without variation4
  #af4 ,fourthly1 ,that he is a ,god of 
truth and cannot lie4  #ag4 ,fifthly1   
,that he is no respecter of persons2 but
 in every nation he that fears ,god and 
works righteousness is accepted of him4 
#ah4 ,sixthly1 ,that he is love4  #ai4  
,an acquaintance with these attributes  
in the divine character1 is essentially 
necessary1 in order that the faith of   
any rational being can center in him for
 life and salvation4 ,for if he did not1
 in the first instance1 believe him to  
be ,god1 that is1 the ,creator and      
upholder of all things1 he could not    
center his faith in him for life and    
salvation1 for fear there should be     
greater than he1 who would thwart all   
his plans1 and he1 like the gods of the 
heathen1 would be unable to fulfill his 

promises2 but seeing he is ,god over    
all1 from everlasting to everlasting1   
the ,creator and upholder of all things1
 no such fear can exist in the minds of 
those who put their trust in him1 so    
that in this respect their faith can be 
without wavering4  #bj4 ,but secondly3  
unless he was merciful and gracious1    
slow to anger1 long-suffering and full  
of goodness1 such is the weakness of    
human nature1 and so great the frailties
 and imperfections of men1 that unless  
they believed that these excellencies   
existed in the divine character1 the    
faith necessary to salvation could not  
exist2 for doubt would take the place of
 faith1 and those who know their        
weakness and liability to sin would be  
in constant doubt of salvation if it    
were not for the idea which they have of
 the excellency of the character of     
,god1 that he is slow to anger and      
long-suffering1 and of a forgiving      
disposition1 and does forgive iniquity1 
transgression1 and sin4 ,an idea of     

these facts does away doubt1 and makes  
faith exceedingly strong4  #ba4 ,but it 
is equally as necessary that men should 
have the idea that he is a ,god who     
changes not1 in order to have faith in  
him1 as it is to have the idea that he  
is gracious and long-suffering4 ,for    
without the idea of unchangeableness in 
the character of the ,deity1 doubt would
 take the place of faith4 ,but with the 
idea that he changes not1 faith lays    
hold upon the excellencies in his       
character with unshaken confidence1     
believing he is the same yesterday1     
to-day and forever1 and that his course 
is one eternal round4  #bb4 ,and again1 
the idea that he is a ,god of truth and 
cannot lie1 is equally as necessary to  
the exercise of faith in him1 as the    
idea of his unchangeableness4 ,for      
without the idea that he was a ,god of  
truth and could not lie1 the confidence 
necessary to be placed in his word in   
order to the exercise of faith in him1  
could not exist4 ,but having the idea   

that he is not man that he can lie1 it  
gives power to the minds of men to      
exercise faith in him4  #bc4 ,but it is 
also necessary that men should have an  
idea that he is no respecter of persons2
 for with the idea of all the other     
excellencies in his character1 and this 
one wanting1 men could not exercise     
faith in him1 because if he were a      
respecter of persons1 they could not    
tell what their privileges were1 nor how
 far they were authorized to exercise   
faith in him or whether they were       
authorized to do it at all1 but all must
 be confusion2 but no sooner are the    
minds of men made acquainted with the   
truth on this point1 that he is no      
respecter of persons1 than they see that
 they have authority by faith to lay    
hold on eternal life the richest boon of
 heaven1 because ,god is no respecter of
 persons1 and that every man in every   
nation has an equal privilege4  #bd4    
,and lastly1 but not less important to  
the exercise of faith in ,god1 is the   

idea that he is love2 for with all the  
other excellencies in his character1    
without this one to influence them1 they
 could not have such powerful dominion  
over the minds of men2 but when the idea
 is planted in the mind that he is love1
 who cannot see the just ground that men
 of every nation1 kindred1 and tongue1  
have to exercise faith in ,god so as to 
obtain eternal life8  #be4 ,from the    
above description of the character of   
the ,deity which is given him in the    
revelations to men1 there is a sure     
foundation for the exercise of faith in 
him among every people1 nation and      
kindred1 from age to age1 and from      
generation to generation4  #bf4 ,let us 
here observe that the foregoing is the  
character which is given of ,god in his 
revelations to the ,former ,day ,saints1
 and it is also the character which is  
given of him in his revelations to the  
,latter ,day ,saints1 so that the saints
 of former days1 and those of latter    
days1 are both alike in this respect2   

the ,latter ,day ,saints having as good 
grounds to exercise faith in ,god1 as   
the former day saints had2 because the  
same character is given of him to both4 
,q4 ,what was shown in the second       
lecture8  ,a4 ,it was shown how the     
knowledge of the existence of ,god came 
into the world-- ,,iii4  #a4  ,q4 ,what 
is the effect of the idea of his        
existence among men8  ,a4 ,it lays the  
foundation for the exercise of faith in 
him4-- ,,iii4  #a4  ,q4 ,is the idea of 
his existence1 in the first instance1   
necessary in order for the exercise of  
faith in him8  ,a4 ,it is4  ,,iii4  #a4 
,q4 ,how do you prove it8  ,a4 ,by the  
tenth chapter of ,romans and fourteenth 
verse4  ,,iii4  #a4  ,q4 ,how many      
things are necessary for us to          
understand1 respecting the ,deity and   
our relation to him1 in order that we   
may exercise faith in him for life and  
salvation8  ,a4 ,three4  ,,iii4  #b4    
,q4 ,what are they8  ,a4 ,first1 that   
,god does actually exist2 secondly1     

correct ideas of his character1 his     
perfections and attributes2 and thirdly1
 that the course which we pursue is     
according to his mind and will4  ,,iii4 
#c1d1e4  ,q4 ,would the idea of any one 
or two of the above-mentioned things    
enable a person to exercise faith in    
,god8  ,a4 ,it would not1 for without   
the idea of them all1 faith would be    
imperfect and unproductive4  ,,iii4  #e4
  ,q4 ,would an idea of these three     
things lay a sure foundation for the    
exercise of faith in ,god1 so as to     
obtain life and salvation8  ,a4 ,it     
would2 for by the idea of these three   
things1 faith could become perfect1 and 
fruitful1 abounding in righteousness    
unto the praise and glory of ,god4      
,,iii4  #e4  ,q4 ,how are we to be made 
acquainted with the before mentioned    
things respecting the ,deity1 and       
respecting ourselves8  ,a4 ,by          
revelation4  ,,iii4  #f4  ,q4 ,could    
these things be found out by any other  
means than by revelation8  ,a4 ,they    

could not4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8   
,a4 ,by the scriptures4 ,job #aa3g1h3i4 
#a ,corinthians #b3i1aj1aa4  ,,iii4  #g4
  ,q4 ,what things do we learn in the   
revelations of ,god respecting his      
character8  ,a4 ,we learn the six       
following things3 first1 that he was    
,god before the world was created1 and  
the same ,god that he was after it was  
created4 ,secondly1 that he is merciful 
and gracious1 slow to anger1 abundant in
 goodness1 and that he was so from      
everlasting1 and will be so to          
everlasting4 ,thirdly1 that he changes  
not1 neither is there variableness with 
him1 and that his course is one eternal 
round4 ,fourthly1 that he is a ,god of  
truth and cannot lie4 ,fifthly1 that he 
is no respecter of persons2 and sixthly1
 that he is love4  ,,iii4               
#ab1ac1ad1ae1af1ag1ah4  ,q4 ,where do   
you find the revelations which give us  
this idea of the character of the       
,deity8  ,a4 ,in the bible and book of  
commandments1 and they are quoted in the

 third lecture4  ,,iii4  #i1aj1aa4  ,q4 
,what effect would it have on any       
rational being not to have an idea that 
the ,lord was ,god1 the ,creator and    
upholder of all things8  ,a4 ,it would  
prevent him from exercising faith in him
 unto life and salvation4  ,q4 ,why     
would it prevent him from exercising    
faith in ,god8  ,a4 ,because he would be
 as the heathen not knowing but there   
might be a being greater and more       
powerful than he1 and thereby he be     
prevented from fulfilling his promises4 
,,iii4  #ai4  ,q4 ,does this idea       
prevent this doubt8  ,a4 ,it does2 for  
persons having this idea are enabled    
thereby to exercise faith without this  
doubt4  ,,iii4  #ai4  ,q4 ,is it not    
also necessary to have the idea that    
,god is merciful1 and gracious1         
long-suffering and full of goodness8    
,a4 ,it is4  ,,iii4  #bj4  ,q4 ,why is  
it necessary8  ,a4 ,because of the      
weakness and imperfections of human     
nature1 and the great frailties of man2 

for such is the weakness of man1 and    
such his frailties1 that he is liable to
 sin continually1 and if ,god were not  
long-suffering1 and full of compassion1 
gracious and merciful and of a forgiving
 disposition1 man would be cut off from 
before him in consequence of which1 he  
would be in continual doubt and could   
not exercise faith2 for where doubt is1 
there faith has no power1 but by man's  
believing that ,god is full of          
compassion and forgiveness1             
long-suffering and slow to anger1 he can
 exercise faith in him and overcome     
doubt1 so as to be exceedingly strong4  
,,iii4  #bj4  ,q4 ,is it not equally as 
necessary that man should have an idea  
that ,god changes not1 neither is there 
variableness with him1 in order to      
exercise faith in him unto life and     
salvation8  ,a4 ,it is2 because without 
this1 he would not know how soon the    
mercy of ,god might change into cruelty1
 his long-suffering into rashness1 his  
love into hatred1 and in consequence of 

which doubt man would be incapable of   
exercising faith in him1 but having the 
idea that he is unchangeable1 man can   
have faith in him continually1 believing
 that1 what he was yesterday he is      
to-day1 and will be forever4  ,,iii4    
#ba4  ,q4 ,is it not necessary also1 for
 men to have an idea that ,god is a     
being of truth before they can have     
perfect faith in him8  ,a4 ,it is2 for  
unless men have this idea they cannot   
place confidence in his word1 and not   
being able to place confidence in his   
word1 they could not have faith in him2 
but believing that he is a ,god of      
truth1 and that his word cannot fail1   
their faith can rest in him without     
doubt4  ,,iii4  #bb4  ,q4 ,could man    
exercise faith in ,god so as to obtain  
eternal life unless he believed that    
,god was no respecter of persons8  ,a4  
,he could not2 because without this idea
 he could not certainly know that it was
 his privilege so to do1 and in         
consequence of this doubt his faith     

could not be sufficiently strong to save
 him4  ,,iii4  #bc4  ,q4 ,would it be   
possible for a man to exercise faith in 
,god1 so as to be saved1 unless he had  
an idea that ,god was love8  ,a4 ,he    
could not2 because man could not love   
,god unless he had an idea that ,god was
 love1 and if he did not love ,god he   
could not have faith in him4  ,,iii4    
#bd4  ,q4 ,what is the description which
 the sacred writers give of the         
character of the ,deity calculated to   
do8  ,a4 ,it is calculated to lay a     
foundation for the exercise of faith in 
him1 as far as the knowledge extends    
among all people1 tongues1 languages1   
kindreds and nations and that from age  
to age1 and from generation to          
generation4  ,,iii4  #be4  ,q4 ,is the  
character which ,god has given of       
himself uniform8  ,a4 ,it is1 in all his
 revelations1 whether to the ,former    
,day ,saints1 or to the ,latter day     
saints1 so that they all have the       
authority to exercise faith in him1 and 

to expect by the exercise of their      
faith1 to enjoy the same blessings4     
,,iii4  #bf4    ,,lecture ,,fourth4  ,of
 ,faith4  ,,section ,,iv4  #a4 ,having  
shown in the third lecture1 that correct
 ideas of the character of ,god are     
necessary in order to the exercise of   
faith in him unto life and salvation1   
and that without correct ideas of his   
character1 the minds of men could not   
have sufficient power with ,god to the  
exercise of faith necessary to the      
enjoyment of eternal life1 and that     
correct ideas of his character lay a    
foundation as far as his character is   
concerned1 for the exercise of faith1 so
 as to enjoy the fulness of the blessing
 of the gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 even  
that of eternal glory2 we shall now     
proceed to show the connection there is 
between correct ideas of the attributes 
of ,god1 and the exercise of faith in   
him unto eternal life4  #b4 ,let us here
 observe1 that the real design which the
 ,god of heaven had in view in making   

the human family acquainted with his    
attributes1 was1 that they through the  
ideas of the existence of his           
attributes1 might be enabled to exercise
 faith in him1 and through the exercise 
of faith in him1 might obtain eternal   
life4 ,for without the idea of the      
existence of the attributes which belong
 to ,god1 the minds of men could not    
have power to exercise faith in him so  
as to lay hold upon eternal life4 ,the  
,god of heaven understanding most       
perfectly the constitution of human     
nature1 and the weakness of men1 knew   
what was necessary to be revealed1 and  
what ideas must be planted in their     
minds in order that they might be       
enabled to exercise faith in him unto   
eternal life4  #c4 ,having said so much 
we shall proceed to examine the         
attributes of ,god1 as set forth in his 
revelations to the human family1 and to 
show how necessary correct ideas of his 
attributes are1 to enable men to        
exercise faith in him4 ,for without     

these ideas being planted in the minds  
of men it would be out of the power of  
any person or persons to exercise faith 
in ,god so as to obtain eternal life4   
,so that the divine communications made 
to men in the first instance1 were      
designed to establish in their minds the
 ideas necessary to enable them to      
exercise faith in ,god1 and through this
 means to be partakers of his glory4    
#d4 ,we have1 in the revelations which  
he has given to the human family1 the   
following account of his attributes4    
#e4 ,first1 ,knowledge4 ,acts #ae3ah4   
,known unto ,god are all his works from 
the beginning of the world4 ,isaiah     
#df3i1aj4 ,remember the former things of
 old2 for ,i am ,god and there is none  
else2 ,i am ,god1 and there is none like
 me1 declaring the end from the         
beginning1 and from ancient time the    
things that are not yet done1 saying4   
,my counsel shall stand1 and ,i will do 
all my pleasure4  #f4 ,secondly1 ,faith1
 or power4 ,heb4 #aa3c4 ,through faith  

we understand that the worlds were      
framed by the word of ,god4 ,gen4 #a3a4 
,in the beginning ,god created the      
heaven and the earth4 ,isaiah #ad3bd1bg4
 ,the ,lord of hosts hath sworn1 saying1
 ,surely as ,i have thought so shall it 
come to pass2 and as ,i have purposed so
 shall it stand4 ,for the ,lord of      
,hosts hath purposed1 and who shall     
disannul it8 and his hand is stretched  
out1 and who shall turn it back8  #g4   
,thirdly1 ,justice4 ,psalm #hi3ad4      
,justice and judgment are the habitation
 of thy throne4 ,isaiah #de3ba4 ,tell   
ye1 and bring them near2 yea1 let them  
take counsel together3 who hath declared
 this from the ancient time8 ,have not  
,i the ,lord8 and there is no ,god else 
beside me2 a just ,god and a ,saviour4  
,zeph4 #e3e4 ,the just ,lord is in the  
midst thereof4 ,zech4 #i3i4 ,rejoice    
greatly1 ,o daughter of ,zion2 shout1 ,o
 daughter of ,jerusalem3 behold1 thy    
,king cometh unto thee3 he is just1 and 
having salvation4  #h4 ,fourthly1       

,judgment4 ,ps4 #hi3ad4 ,justice and    
judgment are the habitation of thy      
throne4 ,deut4 #cb3d4 ,he is the ,rock1 
his work is perfect2 for all his ways   
are judgment3 a ,god of truth1 and      
without iniquity3 just and right is he4 
,ps4 #i3g4 ,but the ,lord shall endure  
for ever3 he has prepared his throne for
 judgment4 ,ps4 #i3af4 ,the ,lord is    
known by the judgment which he          
executeth4  #i4 ,fifthly1 ,mercy4 ,ps4  
#hi3ae4 ,mercy and truth shall go before
 his face4 ,exodus #cd3f4 ,and the ,lord
 passed by before him1 and proclaimed1  
,the ,lord1 the ,lord ,god1 merciful and
 gracious4 ,neh4 #i3ag4--;,but you art a
 ,god ready to pardon1 gracious and     
merciful4  #aj4 ,and ,sixthly1 ,truth4  
,ps4 #hi3ad4 ,mercy and truth shall go  
before thy face4 ,exodus #cd3f4         
,long-suffering and abundant in goodness
 and truth4 ,deut4 #cb3d4 ,he is the    
,rock1 his work is perfect2 for all his 
ways are judgment4 ,a ,god of truth and 
without iniquity1 just and right is he4 

,ps #ca3e4 ,into thy hand ,i commit my  
spirit3 thou hast redeemed me1 ,o ,lord 
,god of truth4  #aa4 ,by a little       
reflection it will be seen1 that the    
idea of the existence of these          
attributes in the ,deity1 is necessary  
to enable any rational being to exercise
 faith in him4 ,for without the idea of 
the existence of these attributes in the
 ,deity1 men could not exercise faith in
 him for life and salvation2 seeing that
 without the knowledge of all things    
,god would not be able to save any      
portion of his creatures2 for it is by  
reason of the knowledge which he has of 
all things1 from the beginning to the   
end1 that enables him to give that      
understanding to his creatures by which 
they are made partakers of eternal life2
 and if it were not for the idea        
existing in the minds of men that ,god  
had all knowledge1 it would be          
impossible for them to exercise faith in
 him4  #ab4 ,and it is not less         
necessary that men should have the idea 

of the existence of the attribute power 
in the ,deity4 ,for1 unless ,god had    
power over all things1 and was able1 by 
his power1 to control all things1 and   
thereby deliver his creatures who put   
their trust in him1 from the power of   
all beings that might seek their        
destruction1 whether in heaven1 on      
earth1 or in hell1 men could not be     
saved2 but with the idea of the         
existence of this attribute planted in  
the mind1 men feel as though they had   
nothing to fear who put their trust in  
,god1 believing that he has power to    
save all who come to him1 to the very   
uttermost4  #ac4 ,it is also necessary1 
in order to the exercise of faith in    
,god1 unto life and salvation1 that men 
should have the idea of the existence of
 the attribute justice1 in him4 ,for    
without the idea of the existence of the
 attribute ,justice1 in the ,deity1 men 
could not have confidence sufficient to 
place themselves under his guidance and 
direction2 for they would be filled with

 fear and doubt1 lest the ,judge of all 
the earth would not do right1 and thus  
fear1 or doubt1 existing in the mind1   
would preclude the possibility of the   
exercise of faith in him for life and   
salvation4 ,but1 when the idea of the   
existence of the attribute justice1 in  
the ,deity1 is fairly planted in the    
mind1 it leaves no room for doubt to get
 into the heart1 and the mind is enabled
 to cast itself upon the ,almighty      
without fear and without doubt1 and with
 the most unshaken confidence1 believing
 that the ,judge of all the earth will  
do right4  #ad4 ,it is also of equal    
importance that men should have the idea
 of the existence of the attribute      
judgment1 in ,god1 in order that they   
may exercise faith in him for life and  
salvation2 for without the idea of the  
existence of this attribute in the      
,deity1 it would be impossible for men  
to exercise faith in him for life and   
salvation1 seeing that it is through the
 exercise of this attribute that the    

faithful in ,christ ,jesus are delivered
 out of the hands of those who seek     
their destruction2 for if ,god were not 
to come out in swift judgment against   
the workers of iniquity and the powers  
of darkness1 his saints could not be    
saved2 for it is by judgment that the   
,lord delivers his saints out of the    
hands of all their enemies1 and those   
who reject the gospel of our ,lord      
,jesus ,christ4 ,but no sooner is the   
idea of the existence of this attribute1
 planted in the minds of men1 than it   
gives power to the mind for the exercise
 of faith and confidence in ,god1 and   
they are enabled1 by faith1 to lay hold 
on the promises which are set before    
them1 and wade through all the          
tribulations and afflictions to which   
they are subjected by reason of the     
persecution from those who know not     
,god1 and obey not the gospel of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 believing1 that in
 due time the ,lord will come out in    
swift judgement against their enemies1  

and they shall be cut off from before   
him1 and that1 in his own due time he   
will bear them off conquerors and more  
than conquerors in all things4  #ae4    
,and again1 it is equally important that
 men should have the idea of the        
existence of the attribute mercy1 in the
 ,deity1 in order to exercise faith in  
him for life and salvation4 ,for without
 the idea of the existence of this      
attribute in the ,deity1 the spirits of 
the saints would taint in the midst of  
the tribulations afflictions1 and       
persecutions which they have to endure  
for righteousness' sake2 but when the   
idea of the existence of this attribute 
is once established in the mind it gives
 life and energy to the spirits of the  
saints3 believing that the mercy of ,god
 will be poured out upon them in the    
midst of their afflictions1 and that he 
will compassionate them in their        
sufferings1 and that the mercy of ,god  
will lay hold of them and secure them in
 the arms of his love1 so that they will

 receive a full reward for all their    
sufferings4  #af4 ,and lastly1 but not  
less important to the exercise of faith 
in ,god1 is the idea of the existence of
 the attribute truth1 in him4 ,for      
without the idea of the existence of    
this attribute the mind of man could    
have nothing upon which it could rest   
with certainty3 all would be confusion  
and doubt2 but with the idea of the     
existence of this attribute in the      
,deity1 in the mind1 all the teachings1 
instructions1 promises1 and blessings1  
become realities1 and the mind is       
enabled to lay hold of them with        
certainty and confidence3 believing that
 these things1 and all that the ,lord   
has said1 shall be fulfilled in their   
time2 and that all the cursings1        
denunciations1 and judgments1 pronounced
 upon the heads of the unrighteous will 
also be executed in the due time of the 
,lord3 and1 by reason of the truth and  
veracity of him1 the mind beholds its   
deliverance and salvation as being      

certain4  #ag4 ,let the mind once       
reflect sincerely and candidly upon the 
ideas of the existence of the           
before-mentioned attributes in the      
,deity1 and it will be seen1 that as far
 as his attributes are concerned1 there 
is a sure foundation laid for the       
exercise of faith in him for life and   
salvation4 ,for inasmuch as ,god        
possesses the attribute knowledge he can
 make all things known to his saints    
necessary for their salvation2 and as he
 possesses the attribute power he is    
able thereby to deliver them from the   
power of all enemies2 and seeing also1  
that justice is an attribute of the     
,deity1 he will deal with them upon the 
principles of righteousness and equity1 
and a just reward will be granted unto  
them for all their afflictions and      
sufferings for the truth's sake4 ,and as
 judgment is an attribute of the ,deity 
also1 his saints can have the most      
unshaken confidence that they will1 in  
due time1 obtain a perfect deliverance  

out of the hands of all their enemies1  
and a complete victory over all those   
who have sought their hurt and          
destruction4 ,and as mercy is also an   
attribute of the ,deity1 his saints can 
have confidence that it will be         
exercised towards them2 and through the 
exercise of that attribute towards them 
comfort and consolation will be         
administered unto them abundantly1 amid 
all their afflictions and tribulations4 
,and lastly1 realizing that truth is an 
attribute of the ,deity1 the mind is led
 to rejoice amid all its trials and     
temptations1 in hope of that glory which
 is to be brought at the revelation of  
,jesus ,christ1 and in view of that     
crown which is to be placed upon the    
heads of the saints in the day when the 
,lord shall distribute rewards unto     
them1 and in prospect of that eternal   
weight of glory which the ,lord has     
promised to bestow upon them when he    
shall bring them into the midst of his  
throne to dwell in his presence         

eternally4  #ah4 ,in view1 then1 of the 
existence of these attributes1 the faith
 of the saints can become exceedingly   
strong1 abounding in righteousness unto 
the praise and glory of ,god1 and can   
exert its mighty influence in searching 
after wisdom and understanding1 until it
 has obtained a knowledge of all things 
that pertain to life and salvation4     
#ai4 ,such1 then1 is the foundation1    
which is laid1 through the revelation of
 the attributes of ,god1 for the        
exercise of faith in him for life and   
salvation2 and seeing that these are    
attributes of the ,deity1 they are      
unchangeable--being the same yesterday1 
to day1 and forever--which gives to the 
minds of the ,latter ,day ,saints the   
same power and authority to exercise    
faith in ,god1 which the ,former ,day   
,saints had2 so that all the saints1 in 
this respect have been1 are1 and will be
 alike until the end of time2 for ,god  
never changes1 therefore his attributes 
and character remain forever the same4  

,and as it is through the revelation of 
these that a foundation is laid for the 
exercise of faith in ,god unto life and 
salvation1 the foundation1 therefore1   
for the exercise of faith was1 is1 and  
ever will be the same4 ,so that all men 
have had1 and will have an equal        
privilege4  ,question4 ,what was shown  
in the third lecture8  ,answer4 ,it was 
shown that correct ideas of the         
character of ,god are necessary in order
 to exercise faith in him unto life and 
salvation2 and that without correct     
ideas of his character1 men could not   
have power to exercise faith in him unto
 life and salvation1 but that correct   
ideas of his character1 as far as his   
character was concerned in the exercise 
of faith in him1 lay a sure foundation  
for the exercise of it4  ,,iv4  #a4  ,q4
 ,what object had the ,god of ,heaven in
 revealing his attributes to men8  ,a4  
,that through an acquaintance with his  
attributes they might be enabled to     
exercise faith in him so as to obtain   

eternal life4  ,,iv4  #b4  ,q4 ,could   
men exercise faith in ,god without an   
acquaintance with his attributes1 so as 
to be enabled to lay hold of eternal    
life8  ,a4 ,they could not4  ,,iv4      
#b1c4  ,q4 ,what account is given of the
 attributes of ,god in his revelations8 
,a4 ,first1 ,knowledge2 secondly1       
,faith1 or power2 thirdly1 ,justice1    
fourthly1 ,judgment1 fifthly1 ,mercy1   
and sixthly1 truth4  ,,iv4              
#d1e1f1g1h1i1aj4  ,q4 ,where are the    
revelations to be found which give this 
relation or the attributes of ,god8  ,a4
 ,in the ,old and ,new ,testaments1 and 
they are quoted in the fourth lecture1  
fifth1 sixth1 seventh1 eighth1 ninth and
 tenth paragraphs499  ,q4 ,is the idea  
or the existence of these attributes1 in
 the ,deity1 necessary in order to      
enable any rational being to exercise   
faith in him unto life and salvation8   
,a4 ,it is4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8  
,a4 ,by the eleventh1 twelfth1          
thirteenth1 fourteenth1 fifteenth and   

sixteenth paragraphs in this lecture499 
,q4 ,does the idea of the existence of  
these attributes in the ,deity1 as far  
as his attributes are concerned1 enable 
a rational being to exercise faith in   
him unto life and salvation8  ,a4 ,it   
does4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8  ,a4   
,by the seventeenth and eighteenth      
paragraphs499  ,q4 ,have the ,latter    
,day ,saints as much authority given    
them1 through the revelation of the     
attributes of ,god1 to exercise faith in
 him as the ,former ,day ,saints had8   
,a4 ,they have4  ,q4 ,how do you prove  
it8  ,a4 ,by the nineteenth paragraph of
 this lecture499  ,note4 ,let the       
student turn and commit these paragraphs
 to memory4    ,,lecture ,,fifth4  ,of  
,faith4  ,,section ,v4  #a4 ,in our     
former lectures we treated of the being1
 character1 perfections1 and attributes 
of ,god4 ,what we mean by perfections1  
is1 the perfections which belong to all 
the attributes of his nature4 ,we shall1
 in this lecture1 speak of the ,godhead3

 we mean the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy   
,spirit4  #b4 ,there are two personages 
who constitute the great1 matchless1    
governing1 and supreme power over all   
things--by whom all things were created 
and made1 that are created and made1    
whether visible or invisible3 whether in
 heaven1 on earth1 or in the earth1     
under the earth1 or throughout the      
immensity of space--,they are the       
,father and the ,son3 the ,father being 
a personage of spirit1 glory1 and power3
 possessing all perfection and fullness3
 the ,son1 who was in the bosom of the  
,father1 a personage of tabernacle1     
made1 or fashioned like unto man1 or    
being in the form and likeness of man1  
or1 rather1 man was formed after his    
likeness1 and in his image2--he is also 
the express image and likeness of the   
personage of the ,father3 possessing all
 the fullness 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   
flesh--and descended in suffering below 
that which man can suffer1 or1 in other 
words1 suffered greater sufferings1 and 
was exposed to more powerful            
contradictions than any man can be4 ,but
 notwithstanding all this1 he kept the  
law of ,god1 and remained without sin3  
,showing thereby that it is in the power
 of man to keep the law and remain also 
without sin4 ,and also1 that by him a   
righteous judgment might come upon all  
flesh1 and that all who walk not in the 
law of ,god1 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        
fullness of the glory of the            
,father--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 one1 or in other words1 these three 
constitute the great1 matchless1        
governing and supreme power over all    
things3 by whom all things were created 
and made1 that were created and made3   
and these three constitute the ,godhead1
 and are one3 the ,father and the ,son  
possessing the same mind1 the same      
wisdom1 glory1 power1 and fullness3     
,filling all in all--the ,son being     
filled with the fulness of the ,mind1   
glory1 and power1 or1 in other words1   
the ,spirit1 glory1 and power1 of the   
,father--possessing all knowledge and   
glory1 and the same kingdom3 sitting at 
the right hand of power1 in the express 
image and likeness of the ,father--a    
mediator for man--being filled with the 
fullness of the mind of the ,father1 or1
 in other words1 the ,spirit of the     
,father3 which ,spirit is shed forth    
upon all who believe on his name and    
keep his commandments3 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 all3 being
 filled with the fullness of his glory1 
and become one in him1 even as the      
,father1 ,son and ,holy ,spirit are one4
  #c4 ,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   
,christ1 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 ,son1 through the       
,spirit4 ,as the ,son partakes of the   
fullness of the ,father through the     
,spirit1 so the saints are1 by the same 
,spirit1 to be partakers of the same    
fullness1 to enjoy the same glory2 for  
as the ,father and the ,son are one1 so 

in like manner the saints are to be one 
in them1 through the love of the        
,father1 the mediation of ,jesus        
,christ1 and the gift of the ,holy      
,spirit2 they are to be heirs of ,god1  
and joint heirs with ,jesus ,christ4    
,question4 ,of what do the foregoing    
lectures treat8  ,answer4 ,of the being1
 perfections1 and attributes of the     
,deity4 #e4 #a4  ,q4 ,what are we to    
understand by the ,reflections of the   
,deity8  ,a4 ,the perfections which     
belong to his attributes4  ,q4 ,how many
 personages are there in the ,godhead8  
,a4 ,two 3 the ,father and ,son4 #e4 #a4
  ,q4 ,how do you prove that there are  
two personages in the ,godhead8  ,a4 ,by
 the ,scriptures4 ,gen4 #a3bf4 ,also #b4
 #f4 ,and the ,lord ,god said unto the  
,only ,begotten1 who was with him from  
the beginning1 ,let us make man in our  
image1 after our likeness3--and it was  
done4 ,gen4 #c3bb4 ,and the ,lord ,god  
said unto the ,only ,begotten1 ,behold1 
the man is become as one of us3 to know 

good and evil4 ,john1 #ag3e4 ,and now1  
,o ,father1 glorify thou me with thine  
own self with the glory which ,i had    
with you before the world was4 #e4 #b4  
,q4 ,what is the ,father8  ,a4 ,he is a 
personage of glory and of power4 #e4 #b4
  ,q4 ,how do you prove that the ,father
 is a personage of glory and of power8  
,a4 ,isaiah #fj3ai4 ,the ,sun shall be  
no more thy light by day1 neither for   
brightness shall the moon give light    
unto thee3 but the ,lord shall be unto  
thee an everlasting light1 and thy ,god 
thy glory4 #a ,chron4 #bi3aa ,thine1 ,o 
,lord1 is the greatness1 and the power1 
and the glory4 ,ps #bi3c ,the voice of  
the ,lord is upon the waters3 the ,god  
of glory thunders4 ,ps #gi3i4 ,help us1 
,o ,god of our salvation1 for the glory 
of thy name4 ,romans #a3bc4 ,and changed
 the glory of the incorruptible ,god    
into an image made like to corruptible  
man4 ,secondly1 of power4 #a ,chron4    
#bi3d ,thine1 ,o ,lord1 is the          
greatness1 and the power1 and the glory4

 ,jer4 #cb3ag ,ah6 ,lord ,god1 behold   
thou hast made the earth and the heavens
 by thy great power1 and stretched-out  
arm2 and there is nothing too hard for  
thee4 ,deut #d3cg4 ,and because he loved
 thy fathers therefore he chose their   
seed after them1 and brought them out in
 his sight with his mighty power4 #b    
,samuel #bb3cc4 ,god is my strength and 
power4 ,job #bf commencing with the #gth
 verse to the end of the chapter4 ,he   
stretcheth out the north over the empty 
place1 and hangeth the earth upon       
nothing4 ,he binds up the waters in his 
thick clouds2 and the cloud is not rent 
under them4 ,he holds back the face of  
his throne1 and spreads his cloud upon  
it4 ,he has compassed the waters with   
bounds1 until the day and night come to 
an end4 ,the pillars of heaven tremble1 
and are astonished at his reproof4 ,he  
divideth the sea with his power1 and by 
his understanding he smites through the 
proud4 ,by his ,spirit he has garnished 
the heavens2 his hand has formed the    

crooked serpent4 ,lo1 these are parts of
 his ways6 but how little a portion is  
heard of him8 ,but the thunder of his   
power who can understand8  ,q4 ,what is 
the ,son8  ,a4 ,first1 he is a personage
 of tabernacle4 #e4 #b4  ,q4 ,how do you
 prove it8  ,a4 ,john #ad3i1aj1aa1      
,jesus saith unto him1 ,have ,i been so 
long time with you1 and yet have you not
 known me1 ,philip8 ,he that has seen me
 has seen the ,father2 and how do you   
say then1 ,show us the ,father8 ,do you 
not believe1 that ,i am in the ,father1 
and the ,father in me8 ,the words that  
,i speak unto you ,i speak not of       
myself3 but the ,father that dwells in  
me he does the works4 ,believe me that  
,i am in the ,father and the ,father in 
me4 ,secondly1 and being a personage of 
tabernacle1 was made or fashioned like  
unto man1 or being in the form and      
likeness of man4 #e4 #b4 ,philip4 #b4   
,let this mind be in you1 which was also
 in ,christ ,jesus2 who1 being in the   
form of ,god1 thought it not robbery to 

be equal with ,god2 but made himself of 
no reputation1 and took upon him the    
form of a servant1 and was made in the  
likeness of man1 and1 being found in    
fashion as a man1 he humbled himself1   
and became obedient unto death1 even the
 death of the cross4 ,heb4 #b4 #ad1 #af4
 ,forasmuch then as the children are    
partakers of flesh and blood1 he also   
himself likewise took part of the same4 
,for verily he took not on him the      
nature of angels3 but he took on him the
 seed of ,abraham4 ,thirdly1 he is also 
in the likeness of the personage of the 
,father4 #e4 #b4 ,heb #a4 #a1b1c4 ,god1 
who at sundry times1 and in divers      
manners1 spake in times past to the     
fathers1 by the prophets1 hath in these 
last days spoken unto us by his ,son1   
whom he hath appointed heir of all      
things1 by whom also he made the worlds2
 who being the brightness of his glory1 
and the express image of his person4    
,again1 ,philip4 #b3e1f ,let this mind  
be in you1 which was also in ,christ    

,jesus2 who1 being in the form of ,god1 
thought it not robbery to be equal with 
,god4  ,q4 ,was it by the ,father and   
the ,son that all things were created   
and made that were created and made8    
,a4 ,it was4 ,col #a3ae1af1ag ,who is   
the image of the invisible ,god1 the    
first born of every creature2 for by him
 were all things created that are in    
heaven and that are in earth1 visible   
and invisible1 whether they be thrones  
or dominions1 principalities or powers2 
all things were created by him and for  
him2 and he is before all things1 and by
 him all things consist4 ,gen4 #a3a ,in 
the beginning ,god created the heavens  
and the earth4 ,heb4 #a3b ,god ,has in  
these last days spoken unto us by his   
,son1 whom he has appointed heir of all 
things1 by whom also he made the worlds4
  ,q4 ,does he possess the fullness of  
the ,father8  ,a4 ,he does4 ,col4 #a3ai4
 #b3i4 ,for it pleased the ,father that 
in him should all fullness dwell4 ,for  
in him dwelleth all the fullness of the 

,godhead bodily4 ,eph #a3bc4 ,which is  
his ,christ's body1 the fullness of him 
that fills all in all4  ,q4 ,why was he 
called the ,son8  ,a4 ,because of the   
flesh4 ,luke #a3cc ,that holy thing     
which shall be born of thee1 shall be   
called the ,son of ,god4--,math4        
#c3af1ag ,and ,jesus1 when he was       
baptized1 went up straightway out of the
 water3 and lo1 the heavens were opened 
unto him1 and he ,john saw the ,spirit  
of ,god descending like a dove and      
lighting upon him3 and lo1 a voice from 
heaven1 saying1 ,this is my beloved     
,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4  ,q4  
,was he ordained of the ,father1 from   
before the foundation of the world1 to  
be a propitiation for the sins of all   
those who should believe on his name8   
,a4 ,he was4 #a ,peter #a3ah1ai1bj3     
,forasmuch as ye know that ye were not  
redeemed with corruptible things1 as    
silver and gold1 from your vain         
conversation1 received by tradition from
 your fathers2 but with the precious    

blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb without  
blemish and without spot3 who verily was
 foreordained before the foundation of  
the world1 but was manifested in these  
last times for you4 ,rev4 #ac3h ,and all
 that dwell upon the earth shall worship
 him the beast whose names are not      
written in the book of life of the ,lamb
 slain from the foundation of the world4
 #a ,corin4 #b3g ,but we speak the      
wisdom of ,god in a mystery1 even the   
hidden mystery1 which ,god ordained     
before the world unto our glory4  ,q4   
,do the ,father and the ,son possess the
 same mind8  ,a4 ,they do4 ,john #e3cj4 
,i ,christ can of my own self do        
nothing3 as ,i hear1 ,i judge1 and my   
judgment is just2 because ,i seek not my
 own will1 but the will of the ,father  
who sent me4 ,john #f3ch ,for ,i ,christ
 came down from heaven1 not to do my own
 will1 but the will of him that sent me4
 ,john #aj3cj4 ,i ,christ and my ,father
 are one4  ,q4 ,what is this mind8  ,a4 
,the ,holy ,spirit4 ,john #ae3bf ,but   

when the ,comforter is come1 whom ,i    
will send unto you from the ,father1    
even the ,spirit of truth1 which        
proceeds from the ,father1 he shall     
testify of me4 ,christ4 ,gal4 #d3f4 ,and
 because ye are sons1 ,god hath sent    
forth the ,spirit of his ,son into your 
hearts4  ,q4 ,do the ,father1 ,son1 and 
,holy ,spirit constitute the ,godhead8  
,a4 ,they do4 #e4 #b4 ,let the student  
commit this paragraph to memory4  ,q4   
,do the believers in ,christ ,jesus1    
through the gift of the ,spirit1 become 
one with the ,father and the ,son1 as   
the ,father and the ,son are one8  ,a4  
,they do4 ,john #ag3bj1ba4 ,neither pray
 ,i for these 7the apostles7 alone1 but 
for them also who shall believe on me   
through their word2 that they all may be
 one2 as thou1 ,father1 art in me1 and  
,i in thee1 that they also may be one in
 us1 that the world may believe that    
thou hast sent me4  ,q4 ,does the       
foregoing account of the ,godhead lay a 
sure foundation for the exercise of     

faith in him unto life and salvation8   
,a4 ,it does4  ,q4 ,how do you prove it8
  ,a4 ,by the third paragraph of this   
lecture4 ,let the student commit this   
also4    ,,lecture ,,sixth4  ,of ,faith4
  ,,section ,,vi4  #a4 ,having treated1 
in the preceding lectures1 of the ideas1
 of the character1 perfections and      
attributes of ,god1 we next proceed to  
treat of the knowledge which persons    
must have1 that the course of life which
 they pursue is according to the will of
 ,god1 in order that they may be enabled
 to exercise faith in him unto life and 
salvation4  #b4 ,this knowledge supplies
 an important place in revealed         
religion2 for it was by reason of it    
that the ancients were enabled to endure
 as seeing him who is invisible4 ,an    
actual knowledge to any person that the 
course of life which he pursues is      
according to the will of ,god1 is       
essentially necessary to enable him to  
have that confidence in ,god1 without   
which no person can obtain eternal life4

 ,it was this that enabled the ancient  
saints to endure all their afflictions  
and persecutions1 and to take joyfully  
the soiling of their goods1 knowing 7not
 believing merely17 that they had a more
 enduring substance4 ,heb4 #aj3cd4  #c4 
,having the assurance that they were    
pursuing a course which was agreeable to
 the will of ,god1 they were enabled to 
take1 not only the spoiling of their    
goods1 and the wasting of their         
substance1 joyfully1 but also to suffer 
death in its most horrid forms2 knowing1
 7not merely believing17 that when this 
earthly house of their tabernacle was   
dissolved1 they had a building of ,god1 
a house not made with hands1 eternal in 
the heavens4 ,second ,cor4 #e3a4  #d4   
,such was and always will be the        
situation of the saints of ,god1 that   
unless they have an actual knowledge    
that the course they are pursuing is    
according to the will of ,god1 they will
 grow weary in their minds and faint2   
for such has been1 and a ways will be1  

the opposition in the hearts of         
unbelievers and those that know not ,god
 against the pure and unadulterated     
religion of heaven1 7the only thing     
which ensures eternal life17 that they  
will persecute1 to the uttermost1 all   
that worship ,god according to his      
revelations1 receive the truth in the   
love of it1 and submit themselves to be 
guided and directed by his will1 and    
drive them to such extremities that     
nothing short of an actual knowledge of 
their being the favorites of heaven1 and
 of their having embraced that order of 
things which ,god has established for   
the redemption of man1 will enable them 
to exercise that confidence in him1     
necessary for them to overcome the      
world1 and obtain that crown of glory   
which is laid up for them that fear     
,god4  #e4 ,for a man to lay down his   
all1 his character and reputation1 his  
honor and applause1 his good name among 
men1 his houses1 his lands1 his brothers
 and sisters1 his wife and children1 and

 even his own life also1 counting all   
things but filth and dross for the      
excellency of the knowledge of ,jesus   
,christ1 requires more than mere belief1
 or supposition that he is doing the    
will of ,god1 but actual knowledge3     
realizing1 that when these sufferings   
are ended he will enter into eternal    
rest2 and be a partaker of the glory of 
,god4  #f4 ,for unless a person does    
know that he is walking according to the
 will of ,god1 it would be offering an  
insult to the dignity of the ,creator1  
were he to say that he would be a       
partaker of his glory when he should be 
done with the things of this life4 ,but 
when he has this knowledge1 and most    
assuredly knows that he is doing the    
will of ,god1 his confidence can be     
equally strong that he will be a        
partaker of the glory of ,god4  #g4 ,let
 us here observe1 that a religion that  
does not require the sacrifice of all   
things never has power sufficient to    
produce the faith necessary unto life   

and salvation2 for1 from the first      
existence of man1 the faith necessary   
unto the enjoyment of life and salvation
 never could be obtained without the    
sacrifice of all earthly things4 ,it was
 through this sacrifice1 and this only1 
that ,god has ordained that men should  
enjoy eternal life2 and it is through   
the medium of the sacrifice of all      
earthly things that men do actually know
 that they are doing the things that are
 well pleasing in the sight of ,god4    
,when a man has offered in sacrifice all
 that he has1 for the truth's sake1 not 
even withholding his life1 and believing
 before ,god that he has been called to 
make this sacrifice1 because he seeks to
 do his will1 he does know1 most        
assuredly1 that ,god does and will      
accept his sacrifice  offering1  that he
 has not nor will not seek his face in  
vain4 ,under these circumstances1 then1 
he can obtain the faith necessary for   
him to lay hold on eternal life4  #h4   
,it is in vain for persons to fancy to  

themselves that they are heirs with     
those1 or can be heirs with them1 who   
have offered their all in sacrifice1 and
 by this means obtained faith in ,god   
and favor with him so as to obtain      
eternal life1 unless they in like manner
 offer unto him the same sacrifice1 and 
through that offering obtain the        
knowledge that they are accepted of him4
  #i4 ,it was in offering sacrifices    
that ,abel1 the first martyr1 obtained  
knowledge that he was accepted of ,god4 
,and from the days of righteous ,abel to
 the present time1 the knowledge that   
men have that they are accepted in the  
sight of ,god1 is obtained by offering  
sacrifice3 and in the last days1 before 
the ,lord comes1 he is to gather        
together his saints who have made a     
covenant with him by sacrifice4 ,ps4    
#ej3 #c1d1e4 ,our ,god shall come1 and  
shall not keep silence3 a fire shall    
devour before him1 and it shall be very 
tempestuous round about him4 ,he shall  
call to the heavens from above1 and to  

the earth1 that he may judge his people4
 ,gather my saints together unto me2    
those that have made a covenant with me 
by sacrifice4  #aj4 ,those1 then1 who   
make the sacrifice will have the        
testimony that their course is pleasing 
in the sight of ,god1 and those who have
 this testimony will have faith to lay  
hold on eternal life1 and will be       
enabled1 through faith1 to endure unto  
the end1 and receive the crown that is  
laid up for them that love the appearing
 of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,but those
 who do not make the sacrifice cannot   
enjoy this faith1 because men are       
dependent upon this sacrifice in order  
to obtain this faith3 therefore1 they   
cannot lay hold upon eternal life1      
because the revelations of ,god do not  
guarantee unto them the authority so to 
do1 and without this guarantee faith    
could not exist4  #aa4 ,all the saints  
of whom we have account1 in all the     
revelations of ,god which are extant1   
obtained the knowledge which they had of

 their acceptance in his sight1 through 
the sacrifice which they offered unto   
him3 and through the knowledge thus     
obtained their faith became sufficiently
 strong to lay hold upon the promise of 
eternal life1 and to endure as seeing   
him who is invisible2 and were enabled1 
through faith1 to combat the powers of  
darkness1 contend against the wiles of  
the adversary1 overcome the world1 and  
obtain the end of their faith1 even the 
salvation of their souls4  #ab4 ,but    
those who have not made this sacrifice  
to ,god1 do not know that the course    
which they pursue is well pleasing in   
his sight2 for whatever may be their    
belief or their opinion1 it is a matter 
of doubt and uncertainty in their mind2 
and where doubt and uncertainty are1    
there faith is not1 nor can it be4 ,for 
doubt and faith do not exist in the same
 person at the same time4 ,so that      
persons whose minds are under doubts and
 fears cannot have unshaken confidence1 
and where unshaken confidence is not1   

there faith is weak1 and where faith is 
weak the persons will not be able to    
contend against all the opposition1     
tribulations1 and afflictions which they
 will have to encounter in order to be  
heirs of ,god1 and joint heirs with     
,christ ,jesus2 and they will grow weary
 in their minds1 and the adversary will 
have power over them and destroy them4  
,note4 ,this ,lecture is so plain1 and  
the facts set forth so self-evident1    
that it is deemed unnecessary to form a 
catechism upon it3 the student is       
therefore instructed to commit the whole
 to memory4    ,,lecture ,,seventh4  ,of
 ,faith4  ,,section ,,vii4  #a4 ,in the 
preceding lectures1 we treated of what  
faith was1 and of the object on which it
 rested4 ,agreeably to our plan1 we now 
proceed to speak of its effects3  #b4   
,as we have seen in our former lectures1
 that faith was the principle of action 
and of power in all intelligent beings1 
both in heaven and on earth1 it will not
 be expected that we shall1 in a lecture

 of this description1 attempt to unfold 
all its effects2 neither is it necessary
 to our purpose so to do2 for it would  
embrace all things in heaven and on     
earth1 and encompass all the creations  
of ,god1 with all their endless         
varieties3 for no world has yet been    
framed that was not framed by faith2    
neither has there been an intelligent   
being on any of ,god's creations who did
 not get there by reason of faith1 as it
 existed in himself or in some other    
being2 nor has there been a change or a 
revolution in any of the creatures of   
,god1 but it has been effected by faith3
 neither will there be a change or a    
revolution unless it is effected in the 
same way1 in any of the vast creations  
of the ,almighty2 for it is by faith    
that the ,deity works4  #c4 ,let us here
 offer some explanation in relation to  
faith1 that our meaning may be clearly  
comprehended3 ,we ask1 then1 what are we
 to understand by a man's working by    
faith8 ,we answer3 ,we understand that  

when a man works by faith he works by   
mental exertion instead of physical     
force3 it is by words instead of        
exerting his physical powers1 with which
 every being works when he works by     
faith--,god said1 ,let there be light1  
and there was light--,joshua spake and  
the great lights which ,god had created 
stood still--,elijah commanded1 and the 
heavens were stayed for the space of    
three years and six months1 so that it  
did not rain3 he again commanded and the
 heavens gave forth rain--all this was  
done by faith2 and the ,saviour says1   
,if you have faith as a grain of mustard
 seed1 say to this mountain1 remove1 and
 it will remove2 or say to that sycamine
 tree1 ,be ye plucked up and planted in 
the midst of the sea1 and it shall obey 
you4 ,faith1 then1 works by words2 and  
with these its mightiest works have     
been1 and will be1 performed4  #d4 ,it  
surely will not be required of us to    
prove1 that this is the principle upon  
which all eternity has acted and will   

act2 for every reflecting mind must     
know1 that it is by reason of this power
 that all the hosts of heaven perform   
their works of wonder1 majesty1 and     
glory3 ,angels move from place to place 
by virtue of this power--it is by reason
 of it that they are enabled to descend 
from heaven to earth2 and were it not   
for the power of faith they never could 
be ministering spirits to them who      
should be heirs of salvation1 neither   
could they act as heavenly messengers2  
for they would be destitute of the power
 necessary to enable them to do the will
 of ,god4  #e4 ,it is only necessary for
 us to say1 that the whole visible      
creation1 as it now exists1 is the      
effect of faith--,it was faith by which 
it was framed1 and it is by the power of
 faith that it continues in its         
organized form1 and by which the planets
 move round their orbits and sparkle    
forth their glory3 ,so1 then1 faith is  
truly the first principle in the science
 of ,,theology1 and when understood1    

leads the mind back to the beginning1   
and carries it forward to the end2 or in
 other words1 from eternity to eternity4
  #f4 ,as faith1 then1 is the principle 
by which the heavenly hosts perform     
their works1 and by which they enjoy all
 their felicity1 we might expect to find
 it set forth in a revelation from ,god 
as the principle upon which his         
creatures1 here below1 must act1 in     
order to obtain the felicities enjoyed  
by the saints in the eternal world1 and 
that when ,god would undertake to raise 
up men for the enjoyment of himself1 he 
would teach them the necessity of living
 by faith1 and the impossibility there  
was of their enjoying the blessedness of
 eternity without it1 seeing that all   
the blessings of eternity are the       
effects of faith4  #g4 ,therefore1 it is
 said1 and appropriately too1 that      
without faith it is impossible to please
 ,god4 ,if it should be asked1 ,why is  
it impossible to please ,god without    
faith8 ,the answer would be1 because1   

without faith it is impossible for men  
to be saved2 and as ,god desires the    
salvation of men1 he must of course     
desire that they should have faith1 and 
he could not be pleased unless they had1
 or else he could be pleased with their 
destruction4  #h4 ,from this we learn   
that the many exhortations which have   
been given by inspired men those who had
 received the word of the ,lord1 to have
 faith in him1 were not mere            
common-place matters1 but were for the  
best of all reasons1 and that was1      
because1 without it there was no        
salvation1 neither in this world nor in 
that which is to come4 ,when men begin  
to live by faith they begin to draw near
 to ,god2 and when faith is perfected   
they are like him2 and because he is    
saved they are saved also2 for they will
 be in the same situation he is in1     
because they have come to him2 and when 
he appears they shall be like him1 for  
they will see him as he is4  #i4 ,as all
 the visible creation is an effect of   

faith1 so is salvation1 also4 7,we mean 
salvation in its most extensive latitude
 of interpretation1 whether it is       
temporal or spiritual47 ,in order to    
have this subject clearly set before the
 mind1 let us ask what situation must a 
person be in1 in order to be saved8 or  
what is the difference between a saved  
man and one who is not saved8 ,we answer
 from what we have before seen of the   
heavenly worlds1 they must be persons   
who can work by faith1 and who are able1
 by faith to be ministering spirits to  
them who shall be heirs of salvation4   
,and they must have faith to enable them
 to act in the presence of the ,lord1   
otherwise they cannot be saved4 ,and    
what constitutes the real difference    
between a saved person and one not      
saved1 is the difference in the degree  
of their faith3 one's faith has become  
perfect enough to ,lay hold upon eternal
 life1 and the other's has not4 ,but to 
be a little more particular1 let us ask1
 ,where shall we find a prototype into  

whose likeness we may be assimilated1 in
 order that we may be made partakers of 
life and salvation8 or in other words1  
where shall we find a saved being8 for  
if we can find a saved being1 we may    
ascertain1 without much difficulty1 what
 all others must be1 in order to be     
saved--they must be like that individual
 to be saved3 we think1 that it will not
 be a matter of dispute1 that two       
beings1 who are unlike each other1      
cannot both be saved2 for whatever      
constitutes the salvation of one1 will  
constitute the salvation of every       
creature which will be saved3 and if we 
find one saved being in all existence1  
we may see what all others must be1 or  
else not be saved4 ,we ask1 then1 where 
is the prototype8 or where is the saved 
being8 ,we conclude1 as to the answer of
 this question1 there will be no dispute
 among those who believe the bible1 that
 it is ,christ3 all will agree in this1 
that he is the prototype or standard of 
salvation2 or1 in other words1 that he  

is a saved being4 ,and if we should     
continue our interrogation1 and ask how 
it is that he is saved8 the answer would
 be1 because he is a just and holy      
being2 and if he were anything different
 from what he is he would not be saved2 
for his salvation depends on his being  
precisely what he is and nothing else2  
for if it were possible for him to      
change1 in the least degree1 so sure he 
would fail of salvation and lose all his
 dominion1 power1 authority and glory1  
which constitutes salvation2 for        
salvation consists in the glory1        
authority1 majesty1 power and dominion  
which ,jehovah possesses1 and in nothing
 else2 and no being can possess it but  
himself or one like him3 ,thus says     
,john1 in his first epistle1 #c3b and   
#c3 ,behold1 now are we the sons of     
,god1 and it doth not yet appear what we
 shall be2 but we know that1 when he    
shall appear we shall be like him2 for  
we shall see him as he is4 ,and any man 
that hath this hope in him purifies     

himself1 even as he is pure4--,why      
purify themselves as he is pure8        
because1 if they do not they cannot be  
like him4  #aj4 ,the ,lord said unto    
,moses1 ,leviticus1 #ai3b3 ,speak unto  
all the congregation of the children of 
,israel1 and say unto them1 ,ye shall be
 holy3 for ,i the ,lord your ,god am    
holy4 ,and ,peter says1 first epistle1  
#a3ae and #af3 ,but as he which hath    
called you is holy1 so be ye holy in all
 manner of conversation2 because it is  
written1 ,be ye holy2 for ,i am holy4   
,and the ,saviour says1 ,matthew1 #e3dh3
 ,be ye therefore perfect1 even as your 
,father which is in heaven is perfect4  
,if any should ask1 why all these       
sayings8 the answer is to be found from 
what is before noted from ,john's       
epistle1 that when he 7the ,lord7 shall 
appear1 the saints will be like him3 and
 if they are not holy1 as he is holy1   
and perfect as he is perfect1 they      
cannot be like him2 for no being can    
enjoy his glory without possessing his  

perfections and holiness1 no more than  
they could reign in his kingdom without 
his power4  #aa4 ,this clearly sets     
forth the propriety of the ,saviour's   
saying1 recorded in ,john's testimony1  
#ad3ab3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto    
you1 he that believeth on me1 the works 
that ,i do shall he do also2 and greater
 works than these1 because ,i go unto my
 ,father4--,this taken in connection    
with some of the sayings in the         
,saviour's prayer1 recorded in the #agth
 chapter1 gives great clearness to his  
expressions3 ,he says in the #bj1 #ba1  
#bb1 #bc1 and #bd3 ,neither pray ,i for 
these alone1 but for them also who shall
 believe on me through their words2 that
 they all may be one2 as you1 ,father1  
art in me1 and ,i in thee1 that they    
also may be one in us3 that the world   
may believe that thou hast sent me4 ,and
 the glory which thou gavest me1 ,i have
 given them2 that they may be one1 even 
as we are one2 ,i in them1 and thou in  
me1 that they may be made perfect in    

one2 and that the world may know that   
thou hast sent me1 and hast loved them1 
as thou hast loved me4 ,father1 ,i will 
that they also whom thou hast given me  
be with me where ,i am3 that they may   
behold my glory which thou hast given   
me2 for thou lovedest me before the     
foundation of the world4  #ab4 ,all     
these sayings put together1 give as     
clear an account of the state of the    
glorified saints as language could      
give--the works that ,jesus had done    
they were to do1 and greater works than 
those which he had done among them      
should they do1 and that because he went
 to the ,father4 ,he does not say that  
they should do these works in time2 but 
they should do greater works because he 
went to the ,father4 ,he says1 in the   
#bdth verse3 ,father1 ,i will that they 
also1 whom thou hast given me1 be with  
me where ,i am2 that they may behold my 
glory4 ,these sayings1 taken in         
connection1 make it very plain1 that the
 greater works1 which those that        

believed on his name1 were to do1 were  
to be done in eternity1 where he was    
going1 and where they should behold his 
glory4 ,he had said1 in another part of 
his prayer1 that he desired of his      
,father1 that those who believed on him 
should be one in him1 as he1 and the    
,father were one in each other3 ,neither
 pray ,i for these 7the apostles7 alone1
 but for them also who shall believe on 
me through their words2 that they all   
may be one3 that is1 they who believe on
 him through the apostles' words1 as    
well as the apostles themselves3 that   
they all may be one1 as thou1 ,father1  
art in me and ,i in thee2 that they also
 may be one in us4  #ac4 ,what language 
can be plainer than this8 ,the ,saviour 
surely intended to be understood by his 
disciples3 and he so spake that they    
might understand him2 for he declares to
 his ,father1 in language not to be     
easily mistaken1 that he wanted his     
disciples1 even all of them1 to be as   
himself and the ,father3 for as he and  

the ,father were one so they might be   
one with them4 ,and what is said in the 
#bbnd verse is calculated to more firmly
 establish this belief1 if it needs any 
thing to establish it4 ,he says1 ,and   
the glory which thou gavest me1 ,i have 
given them1 that they may be one1 even  
as we are one4 ,as much as to say1 that 
unless they have the glory which the    
,father had given him1 they could not be
 one with them3 ,for he says he had     
given them the glory that the ,father   
had given him1 that they might be one2  
or1 in other words1 to make them one4   
#ad4 ,this fills up the measure of      
information on this subject1 and shows  
most clearly1 that the ,saviour wished  
his disciples to understand that they   
were to be partakers with him in all    
things3 not even his glory excepted4    
#ae4 ,it is scarcely necessary here to  
observe what we have previously noticed3
 that the glory which the ,father and   
the ,son have1 is because they are just 
and holy beings2 and that if they were  

lacking in one attribute or perfection  
which they have1 the glory which they   
have1 never could be enjoyed by them2   
for it requires them to be precisely    
what they are in order to enjoy it3 and 
if the ,saviour gives this glory to any 
others1 he must do it in the very way   
set forth in his prayer to his ,father3 
by making them one with him1 as he and  
the ,father are one4--,in so doing he   
would give them the glory which the     
,father has given him2 and when his     
disciples are made one with the ,father 
and ,son1 as the ,father and the ,son   
are one1 who cannot see the propriety of
 the ,saviour's saying1 ,the works which
 ,i do1 shall they do2 and greater works
 than these shall they do1 because ,i go
 to my ,father8  #af4 ,these teachings  
of the ,saviour most clearly show unto  
us the nature of salvation2 and what he 
proposed unto the human family when he  
proposed to save them--,that he proposed
 to make them like unto himself2 and he 
was like the ,father1 the great         

prototype of all saved beings2 and for  
any portion of the human family to be   
assimilated into their likeness is to be
 saved2 and to be unlike them is to be  
destroyed3 and on this hinge turns the  
door of salvation4  #ag4 ,who cannot    
see1 then1 that salvation is the effect 
of faith8 for1 as we have previously    
observed1 all the heavenly beings work  
by this principle2 and it is because    
they are able so to do that they are    
saved3 for nothing but this could save  
them4 ,and this is the lesson which the 
,god of heaven1 by the mouth of all his 
holy prophets1 has been endeavouring to 
teach to the world4 ,hence we are told1 
that without faith it is impossible to  
please ,god2 and that salvation is of   
faith1 that it might be by grace to the 
end1 the promise might be sure to all   
the seed4 ,romans #d3af--;,and that     
,israel1 who followed after the law of  
righteousness1 has not attained to the  
law of righteousness4 ,wherefore8       
because they sought it not by faith1 but

 as it were by the works of the law2 for
 they stumbled at that stumbling stone4 
,romans #i3cb4 ,and ,jesus said unto the
 man who brought his son to him1 to get 
the devil who tormented him1 cast out1  
,if you canst believe1 all things are   
possible to him that believeth4 ,mark1  
#i3bc4 ,these with a multitude of other 
scriptures1 which might be quoted1      
plainly set forth the light in which the
 ,saviour1 as well as the ,former ,day  
,saints1 viewed the plan of             
salvation4--,that it was a system of    
faith--it begins with faith1 and        
continues by faith2 and every blessing  
which is obtained1 in relation to it1 is
 the effect of faith1 whether it        
pertains to this life or that which is  
to come4--,to this1 all the revelations 
of ,god bear witness4 ,if there were    
children of promise1 they were the      
effects of faith3 not even the ,saviour 
of the world excepted3 ,blessed is she  
that believed1 said ,elizabeth to ,mary1
 when she went to visit her2--for there 

shall be a performance of those things  
which were told her from the ,lord2     
,luke1 #a3de3 ,nor was the birth of     
,john the ,baptist the less a matter of 
faith2 for in order that his father     
,zacharias might believe he was struck  
dumb4 ,and through the whole history of 
the scheme of life and salvation1 it is 
a matter of faith3 every man received   
according to his faith3 according as his
 faith was1 so were his blessings and   
privileges2 and nothing was withheld    
from him when his faith was sufficient  
to receive it4 ,he could stop the mouths
 of lions1 quench the violence of fire1 
escape the edge of the sword1 wax       
valiant in fight1 and put to flight the 
armies of the aliens2 women could1 by   
their faith1 receive their dead children
 to life again2 in a word1 there was    
nothing impossible with them who had    
faith4 ,all things were in subjection to
 the ,former ,day ,saints1 according as 
their faith was--,by their faith they   
could obtain heavenly visions1 the      

ministering of angels1 have knowledge of
 the spirits of just men made perfect1  
of the general assembly and church of   
the first born1 whose names are written 
in heaven1 of ,god the judge of all1 of 
,jesus the ,mediator of the new         
covenant1 and become familiar with the  
third heavens1 see and hear things which
 were not only unutterable1 but were    
unlawful to utter4 ,peter1 in view of   
the power of faith1 #bnd epistle1 #a3a1b
 and #c1 says to the ,former ,day       
,saints3 grace and peace be multiplied  
unto you1 through the knowledge of ,god1
 and of ,jesus our ,lord1 according as  
his divine power hath given unto us all 
things that pertain unto life and       
godliness1 through the knowledge of him 
that hath called us unto glory and      
virtue4 ,in the first epistle1 #a3c1d   
and #e1 he says1 ,blessed be the ,god   
and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1
 who according to his abundant mercy1   
hath begotten us again unto a lively    
hope by the resurrection of ,jesus      

,christ from the dead1 to an inheritance
 incorruptible and undefiled1 and that  
fadeth not away1 reserved in heaven for 
you1 who are kept by the power of ,god  
through faith unto salvation1 ready to  
be revealed in the last time4  #ah4     
,these sayings put together1 show the   
apostle's views most clearly1 so as to  
admit of no mistake on the mind of any  
individual4 ,he says that all things    
that pertain to life and godliness were 
given unto them through the knowledge of
 ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4  
,and if the question is asked1 how were 
they to obtain the knowledge of ,god8   
7for there is a great difference between
 believing in ,god and knowing him3     
knowledge implies more than faith4 ,and 
notice1 that all things that pertain to 
life and godliness were given through   
the knowledge of ,god27 the answer is   
given1 through faith they were to obtain
 this knowledge2 and1 having power by   
faith to obtain the knowledge of ,god1  
they could with it obtain all other     

things which pertain to life and        
godliness4  #ai4 ,by these sayings of   
the ,apostle we learn1 that it was by   
obtaining a knowledge of ,god1 that men 
got the knowledge of all things which   
pertain to life and godliness1 and this 
knowledge was the effect of faith4 ,so  
that all things which pertain to life   
and godliness are the effects of faith4 
#bj4 ,from this we may extend as far as 
any circumstances may require whether on
 earth or in heaven1 and we will find it
 the testimony of all inspired men1 or  
heavenly messengers1 that all things    
that pertain to life and godliness are  
the effects of faith and nothing else2  
all learning1 wisdom and prudence fail1 
and every thing else as a means of      
salvation but faith4 ,this is the reason
 that the fishermen of ,galilee could   
teach the world--because they sought by 
faith and by faith obtained4 ,and this  
is the reason that ,paul counted all    
things but filth and dross--what he     
formerly called his gain he called his  

loss2 yea1 and he counted all things but
 loss for the excellency of the         
knowledge of ,christ ,jesus the ,lord4  
,phil #c3g1h1i  #aj4 ,because1 to obtain
 the faith by which he could enjoy the  
knowledge of ,christ ,jesus the ,lord1  
he had to suffer the loss of all things3
 this is the reason that the ,former    
,day ,saints knew more1 and understood  
more of heaven1 and of heavenly things  
than all others beside1 because this    
information is the effect of faith--to  
be obtained by no other means4 ,and this
 is the reason1 that men1 as soon as    
they lose their faith1 run into strifes1
 contentions1 darkness1 and             
difficulties2 for the knowledge which   
tends to life disappears with faith1 but
 returns when faith returns2 for when   
faith comes1 it brings its train of     
attendants with it--apostles1 prophets1 
evangelists1 pastors1 teachers1 gifts1  
wisdom1 knowledge1 miracles1 healings1  
tongues1 interpretation of tongues1 c4  
,all these appear when faith appears on 

the earth1 and disappear when it        
disappears from the earth4 ,for these   
are the effects of faith1 and always    
have1 and always will1 attend it4 ,for  
where faith is1 there will the knowledge
 of ,god be also1 with all things which 
pertain thereto revelations1 visions1   
and dreams1 as well as every other      
necessary thing1 in order that the      
possessors of faith may be perfected and
 obtain salvation2 for ,god must change1
 otherwise faith will prevail with him4 
,and he who possesses it will1 through  
it1 obtain all necessary knowledge and  
wisdom1 until he shall know ,god1 and   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 whom he has   
sent3 whom to know is eternal life3     
,amen4    ,transcriber's ,note  ,this   
version of the ,lectures on ,faith is   
meant to match the relevant portion of  
the #ahce edition of the ,doctrine and  
,covenants4 ,scans are available1 for   
example1 at                             
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