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On the doctrin's of faith Faith comes by hearing the word of God through the testimony of the Servents of God that Testimony is alw- ays attended by the spirit of prophecy & revelation.
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A deluge of water once depopulated the world for crime; a similar scourge, by a different elem- ent, has a similar mission to perform & for a like cause. The measure of human crime is coming to the full, and the arm of Omnipotence lifted to "shake terribly the earth" and the watch quarrelling about creeds, territory or gold. The present Christian dispensation is about to close like the Jewish—the heavens about to [be] rolled together like a scroll; the star in that heaven about to be thrown from their orbits, in wild consternation and the indications overlooked; prophetic allusions to the terrible wreck, mistaken, misapplied or applyed to the wreck of Nature; an event without foundation in holy writ. These things are true.— They are not the freaks of a heated imagination; but predicated upon a long candid, cool, unbiassed investigation of the living oracles; and on the premises we throw the gontlet to all the clergy, learned or unlearned on earth!
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Whare there is a prophet, a priest, or a righ- teous man unto whom God gives his oracles there is the kingdom of God, & whare the oracles of God are not there the kingdom of God is not.
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Again the first Principle of our cause & work is to understand that their is a prophet in the Church & that he is at the head of the Church on Earth. who called Joseph Smith to be a prophet? Did the people or God. God & not the people called him, had the people gatherd together & appointed one of their number to be a Prophet he would have been accountable to the people but inasmuch as he was called of God & not the people he is accountab[le] to God & the Angel that committed the Gospel to him & not to any man on earth.
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who is the Author of this work & gathering, Josephs Smith the Prophet of God as an instrument in the hands of God is the Author of it, he is the greatest man on earth No other man of this age has power to assemble such a great people from all the Nations of the earth with all their varied dispositions as assimulate them & cement them together so that they will be subject to rule & order this the Prophet is doing & what makes a great king President or man is to have a great People to rule over.
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Their was to be two Prophets in Jerrusalem slain, for they tormented them. Prophets are always a torment to the People for they tell them the truth, reprove their transgressions speak of the Judgments that are to come, when those prophets were to be slain the people all would rejoice & send Presents to one another because the prophets who had tormented them were slain, but in three days they stood upon their feet & the Joy of their enemies was of short duration. It is so now their is a secret Joy in the hearts of the Priest and many people that the Prophet and Patriarch is murdered and some manifest their joy openly. It is always a dark time Just before day, it is a dark time now but it will soon be light.
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For the first time in my life, for the first time in your lives, for the first time in the kingdom of God do I step forth to act in my capacity in connexion with the quorum of the Twelve as Apostles of Jesus Christ unto the People and to bear of the keys of the Kingdom of God in all the world. And for the first time are you called to walk by faith not by sight, for always before you have had a Prophet as the mouth of the Lord to speak to you. but he has sealed his testimony with his Blood.
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No man can stand at our head. The Prophet Joseph has lade the foundation for a great work, and we will build upon it.
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But I tel you in the name of the Lord, that no man can put another betwen the Twelve and the Prophet Joseph, why because Joseph was their file leader and he has committed into there hands the keys of the kingdom for all the world. dont put a thread between the Priesthood and God
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He said if God has appointed him, & chosen him as an instrument to lead the church, why not let him lead it through? Why stand in the way, when he is appointed to do a thing? Who knows the mind of God? Does he not
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Excerpt:the nation will now be deprived of the benefit of that wisdom and intelligence which the Prophet seer & revelator would have brought to light that would have been used for the benefit of the nations, But now their die is cast and doom is sealed, & their judgment will come in an hour they are not aware of. It was so with the Jews, they said if we let Jesus alone he will come and take away our state and Nation so they crusifyed his shed his blood and said let ... -
Excerpt:Blood of Prophets and Saints. Their was to be two Prophets in Jerrusalem slain, for they tormented them. Prophets are always a torment to the People for they tell them the truth, reprove their transgressions speak of the Judgments that are to come, when those prophets were to be slain the people all would rejoice & send Presents to one another because the prophets who had tormented them were slain, but in three days they stood upon their feet & the Joy of their enemies was of short duration. It is so now ...
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Excerpt:In the first instance The Prophet crossed the river to Iowa & while there he inquired of the Lord what he should do and the Lord told him to return and give himself up he appeared to be aware that he would be slain. The covenants convey this ^same^ idea ^concerning Joseph^ see Page 159 4 par Behold I grant unto you eternal life if you should be slain Page 126, 1 & 2 Par. It is supposed by some that the Govornor had a hand in ... -
Excerpt:be persecuted if they endured to the end they should be saved. This generation speak much about the clouds and weather they disern the face of the sky but why can they not disern the signs of the times. The fig trees are leaving and all things indicate the second advent of Christ. Elder B Young arose and said he felt disposed to add his testimony, be of good cheer, the testiment is not in force while the Testator liveth when he died it was in force so it is ...Dates:July 19, 1844 -
Excerpt:August 5, 1844 ~ Monday Aug 5th Monday this is the day of election in this state their will probably be some fighting and perhaps some blood shed as men are geting wicked and about ripe for judgement, their was some fighting in the bar room below last evening but nothing vary serious. Elder Kimball had a dream last evening thought he was preaching to a large congregation said the Prophet Joseph Smith had laid the foundation for a great work and it was now for us to build upon ...Dates:August 5, 1844 August 6, 1844 -
Excerpt:Aug 8th 1844 [FIGURE] All the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in and about Nauvoo met in a special conference in the grove in Nauvoo at 3 oclock. The quorum of the Twelve, Councillors S. Rigdon & A Lyman, the High Council, and others occupied the Stand, the High Priest, quorum, & quorum of the Seventies and Elders, Pishops Priests Teachers & deacons appeared in their several quorums and took their seats and also a vast ...
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Excerpt:gardeen [guardian], a Prophet, evangelist or sumthing els as your head to lead you all that are in favor of it make it manifest by raising the right hand. No hands raised. All that wants to draw away a party from the church after them let them do it if they can but they will not prosper. I now wish to speak of the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Sidney Rigdon and Amasa Lyman were counsellors to Joseph. I ask ...
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Excerpt:in trust if so look at a bishop, it is their place to attend to temporal matters they never yet have acted in their station. Elder S. Rigdon claims to be a spokesman to Joseph, vary well he is but can he now act in that office if he wants now to be a spokesman to the prophet, he must go to the other side of the veil for the Prophet is there But Elder Rigdon is here. why will Elder Rigdon be a fool. Let those ...
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Excerpt:is granted. I believe their is no power or, officer or means wanted to carry on the work but what is in the Twelve, the right has been presented by Elder Young and I will back him up. President Young has stood next to the Prophet Joseph with the Twelve and I have stood next to them and I will still stand next to them. We have a head here what is that head[?] the quorum of the Twelve we now se the necessity of ... -
Excerpt:June 25, 1845 ~ Wednesday June 25 I attended a tea meeting with the Saints in London & had a good time I delivered my farewell address to them. After walking to the borough with Br Davis & some of the Saints I returned with him & spent the night at Br Joiners distance of the day 12 miles June 26, 1845 ~ Thursday 26th I took the Parting hand with Br Davis & theDates:June 25, 1845 June 26, 1845 June 27, 1845 June 28, 1845 June 29, 1845