things of this world, who aspire to
the honors of men, and do not
honor the priesthood, nor seek to
build up the Kingdom of God as
they should. Neither do they
learn and comprehend that the
rights of the priesthood are in-
separably connected with the
powers of heaven, and that the
powers of heaven cannot be con-
trolled nor handled only upon
the principles of righteousness. [Doctrine and Covenants 121:36]
Such should repent and turn
unto the Lord, and seek for the Holy Spirit to guide them. Judg-
ments will begin upon my house,
and from thence will they go
forth unto the world, and the
wicked cannot escape. Blessed
are the pure in heart, for my
blessings await them in this
life, and eternal life in the world
to come.
Thus saith the Lord unto
you, my servants and Apostles
who dwell in the flesh. Fear
ye not your enemies. Let not
things of this world, who aspire to
the honors of men, and do not
honor the priesthood, nor seek to
build up the Kingdom of God as
they should. Neither do they
learn and comprehend that the
rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the
powers of heaven, and that the
powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon
the principles of righteousness.
Such should repent and turn
unto the Lord, and seek for the
Holy Spirit to guide them. Judgments will begin upon my house,
and from thence will they go
forth unto the world, and the
wicked cannot escape. Blessed
are the pure in heart, for my
blessings await them in this
life, and eternal life in the world
to come.
Thus saith the Lord unto
you, my servants and Apostles
who dwell in the flesh. Fear
ye not your enemies. Let not
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," April 18, 1897, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/rm8p