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Show it 1h true words of the they were at a loss, j ust as Joseph was, tlon of the lesser priesthood, hour, when his labors on the farm go to the nations of the House of Israel, then another to write thethem DESERET EVEltlHQ NEWS. an we latter the could with that which with, the when fourteen years old, about baptize would permit, to reading the Bible, and and they should be gathered n. record as be translated TTTfff f power to conThis was something, of course,' that Urim and Thummim, consequently the church to join, r Consequently, they but it does not Impart theand so his eyes happened to fall while doing - " , a certain nasaaare of scripture, record ed in the epistle of James, a which says a mat in any man jacs: wisaom letoim ask of God who giveth liberally to all men and upbraldeth not. Now this Joe "old this that we Smith' youth. have heard so much about, was Just simple enough to believe that that pas sage reaUy meant what It said, he went out into a little grove near his father's house, in the town of Manchester, Ontario County. State of New York, and there he knelt down In all the simplicto the Father ity of a) child and prayed would in tho name of Jesus ' that Hechurches,-show him which, among all the was the true one. Said he, "show me, Father, who t are In possession of the truth, let me know, O Lord, the I will walk? therein." right way, and He had now come to a Person who was able to teach him. All his inquiries previously; had been futile and vain, but he now applied to the right source. Bid the Lord hear him? Yes. But he had to exercise faith. This young man, while thus praying, was not discourag ed because. he was tempted; but he con tinued praviDjr until he overcame thepowers of darkness which tried to prevent him from canine upon uou. ine Lord hearkened;' being the same God bo lived in ancient times.. Me was able to hear and answer prayers that were offered up in this sincere manner, and he answered the prayers of this The heavens, as it were, were youth. to him, or in other words, a opened glorious pillar of light like the bright ness of the sun appeared in the heavens above him, and approached the spot where he was praying; his eyes were fixed upon it and his heart was lifted up in prayer before the Most High. He saw the light gradually approaching him until it rested upon the tops of the trees. He beheld that the leaves of the trees were not consumed by it, although its brightness, apparently, was aunicuent, as he at first thought, to consume every thine before it. But the trees were not consumed hv it, and it continued to descend until It rested upon him and enveloped him in its glorious rays. When he was thus encircled about with this pillar of fire his mind was caught away from every ob ject that surrounded him, and he was filled with the visions or the and he saw, in the midst of Almighty, this glorious pillar of fire, two glorious personages, whose countenances shone with an exceeding great lustre. One of them spoke to him, saying, while pointing to the other, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him." Now here was a certainty; here was something that he saw and heard; here were personages capable of instructing and of him which was the him, true religion.telling How different this from going to an uninspired man professing to be a mlnisteri One minute's Instruction from personages clothed with the glory of God coming down from the eternal worlds is worth more than all the volumes that ever were written by uninspired men. Mr. Smith, this young man, In the simplicity of his heart, continued saying to these personages "which Church shall I Join, which ie the true church?" He then and there was commanded, in the most strict manner, to go not after them, for they had' all gone out of the way; he was told there was no Christian4 church on the face of the earth according to the ancient pattern, as recorded the In New Testament; but they had all strayed from the ancient faith ton GEORGE Q. CANNON,". -- . . Retard ay. 27, 1099 February , i b c o xjjr s aa; y Elder OJ2SOX FItATT. delivered x in f A Taberractet'SaU Lake CUv.fcb. v .jsj--.iii, tow, ,. , REPORTED BY DAVID W. EVAXS. .... Eru-r.ii- ut amoug inhabitants tho earth a ereat deal of reflection and conversation for the last forty yearn. Itisarery to see a marvellous ana wondrous uuag numerous people assembled together in these interlorWlJda which,: but ,s few waste, wbere years ago, were a solitary the face of a white man had beeu seldom seen; the abode of .sarages only, who wandered about nearly naked; living upon crickets, rattlesnake and lizards, sunk into the lowestdepths of degradation. To see bo large a people, all of one faith, united together in their energies, a territory .which, from north occupying to south, la several hundred miles In extent, building up towns, cities and Tillages, establishing common schools, sending forth their missionaries to the nations of the earth, In their luouMoai errery seasonbringing oy emigration, render "Mormon Ism," as it Is generally called by the world.a wondfrlnourage. Weheanl this morning a discourse, delivered by Elder Cannon,' upon the subject of the gospel and the principles of our faith. Ve were told some of the principles that have been received by this people, not only in these moun. the "Wherever Latter-da- y Balnts, as a people exist. Our people are to believe in the Lord Jesus taught ava one of the Cbrist,we of our are taught to principle faith; repent of all our tins and to refrain from everything that U forbidden by the law of God. This Is included In the doctrine of repentence as among the nations by this taught which we havepeople visited. Having taught faith In Christ, and repentance of all Ins, we next require penitent believers to be baptized in water for the remission of their sins. Thus they become subthe kingdom of God by being jects of water.-Anotheborn of principle taught by this peeple is the doctrine of the laying on of hands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost,1 as was, taught, aad practiced in ancient times. s . We heard this forenoon concerning the effects of .the Holy Ghost when be towed upon Individuals, and its diversified gifts throughout the whole church according to the righteousness of the Individuals who receive these principles. We also heard it testified that God had tent down from heaven authority to adr minister. In; these ordinances; that He had sent His angel for this'' express purpose. It Is my intention, , this afternoon, f the Lord wll( lead me by His spirit, to dwell upon some subjects connected with tbo organization :of: this church. which has received theprincJplea .1 have named. Strangers who may be present have heard for many years past of a man called Joseph Smith. Perhaps they have never heard much good respecting him. But called Latter-da- y a Saints, believe 'that 'man-waof God;'the world consider holy that prophet he was an im poster. "We consider that we have a sufllcient amount of evidence to warrant us In believing that he was a Itras he who.organized and prophet established this .church 4inder the di recUonof AlmiebtrOod. Aceordlnrto our faith had It not been for that:toan, or some, other raised up in the. same manner, this people called 4,Morm.onsV or Latter-da- y Salntavnow occupying this mountain j territory, rwouldi have been dwelling among the various nations of the earth, and this Territory, at this period of time, would probably have been a barren waste, and such a thing as the Pacific rail read would probably not t have been started or thought-aboufor at least half a century to come.., That man, called fosephs Smithy In onrtsti-matiowas a very good man, and the Lord recognized him as His servant and called him to perform a certain work here on the earth. Whendid jthe JLord himself to this man? Head our history if you wish to understand all the particreulars; on this occasion I shall fer you to the early history barely of this church, . In print. The Lord revealed himself to that person; not In his man hood,, but In his youth: We have heard much said, by those who knownothing of the matter; about 4told Joe Smith.' How old was Joseph Smith when" the Lord first manifested Himself toiilmZ He was about fourteen years and four months old. Was that a very-ageman? Look around here In this assembly and hunt up children fourteen years of age, and you will Immediately admit that they do not look very aged. Whit were the circumstances. that enabled him to have manifestations from Heaven at that earl v rveriod of his life? lie was VBiy anxious, as moat of .was manaina are to pe saved; anti-halso very anxious to understand how to be saved. But on this' point ' ho was1 at hloss. he did not understand the wav td.be aa &3r Ilcwaara farmer-- hoy? he was not Drought up and educated in high schools, academler-t- r colleges; the was not merely a poor farmer' boy. those bad with habits that acquainted are usually practiced 'by the outh in the great and. populous, cities cfothe United States. You know boys at the age of fourteen tin those-citieaxeapt to become: contaminated' with the evils with which- - they are , surrounded; but Joseph smith; having been reared in a secluded part of 'the country ahd laboring hard on the farm with his father.had not fallen into the pernicious iiablis practices Dy many toys. When he was about fourteen years old there was what Is called a religious revival or re formation in the neighborhood In which he liYedTIt was not confined to" any one particular sect. The Methodists, Baptists. Presbyterians, and the various denominations in that district of counor lees in try were all d raced, more this revival. Several of the relative of this youth had taken part in this revival, and had united themselves With the Presbyterian church. This young man was also requested to unite himself with this church, t lrst one and then another of the different., persuasions would come and converse with him and to Influence him to Join his lot with try them: and seclntr 60 mtfchYcon fusion.' the each sect claiming that they werea loss true people of God, he became at What to do. He occasionally devoted - thU--peop- le, r - is a tuiuro thing in thethceniury.'irha3 called mo or tains, but ' I - s 1 " n, flrst-manl- fest d , e V lie-wa-s -- s -- m a boy at this early age knew nothing manuscripts of, the Book of Mormon about; he knew only what God com- were written by different ecrjhes Not the municated to him.' He was, further- long before the time he ' he more, told that the Indians, who were plates, Mr. Smith got married, Eand of it. write some; to wife his wandering over the face of North and employed South America1 were a branch of the Martin Harris also wrote some portion house of Joseph, that same Joseph- of it; but the greater part was written who was sold into Egypt. He was ln- by Oliver Cowdery a still younger man formed that their fathers .were brought than Joseph and that the manuscript can satisfrom Jerusalem 'some 600 years before Is in his handwriting, anyone to the original. Christ.'that they Jived here in right- fy himself by two appealing and a half years had eousness for a long period; and nad When about was translated, record the and who away passed, records, kept manypropbets, down and the book ws In print before the that these records were handed vears r I- - , for the space of a thousand spring of 1830. me let Here a and little further the give you that, finally, amongst them, nation having fallen' into" wickedness, external evidence of the truth of this God commanded His servant who kept work beyond that which depends upon these records to hide them up In the the; testimony of Joseph Smith alone. earth in order to preserve them from The Lord would not permit the Book of ! ng ; , w being destroyed by the wicked and apostate nation (who had turned .a way from God; a certain promise, however, was made, that in the latter .days these records should be brought forth. Joseph was told that these records were hid some three miles from his father's house. At the same time the vision of his mind was opened so that he saw the hill in which they were deposited, and he saw the stone box which contained them; he saw the surrounding objects and understood by the vision that was unfolded to him in the presence of the angel, concerning the place where they were deposited.' He was told that If he would be faithful he should be the chosen instrument in, the hands of God in bringing that sacred record of the ancient prophets to light; and that it should come forth and be united with the Jewish record, which we call the Bible, that through the united testimony of these two branches of the House of Israel, all nations might have sufficient evidence land testimony to convince them concerning the gospel of the Son of God; and the great work that w as to be performed in the latter days. This was the first visit of tho angel, and it occurred on the 21st of September, 1823. After the angel withdrew Mr. Bmlth continued praying. He was not asleep; it was not a dream, It was in slumber that this remarkable vision had been given. lie still continued and fraying, and marvelling at the things that he - f y v ' . Mormon to go forth to this - generation without giving further evidence of its : truth; than that of its translation. Consequently three, other men bythe names of Oliver Cowdery, David Whit-mand Martin Harris bad a testimony the divine authenticity of concerning not this work, by seeing ' the' plates, merely; that would not have been sufficient; What 'Was their testimony? They3 have left It on record, and it is printed and bound with the. Book of Mormon to be sent forth to all nations, tongues under the whole Eeoples andThese three men testify in words of soberness that the angel came down from Heaven in their presence, and spoke to them and took the plates and passed them before their eyes, and turned over their leaves one after another and showed them the engravings jupon the plates; and while he was doing this they testify that they heard a voice from Heaven saying unto them "these have been translated by the gift and power, of God," and commanding them to bear record of it to all nations, kindreds, tongues .' and - people ' to whom the work should go. That is the reaspn they have given their testimony and prefixed it to the Book of Mormon. Could they have been deceived when they saw the plates in the hands of the angel, and paw him turn them over leaf after leaf?. There was no deception there; they actually did know, and have testified to that which., their eyes did eee. ' Here then are four witnesses to the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon , J oeeph amlth, , Martin Har. ris, David jWhltmer and Are there any living day and generation who can bear testimony to the divine authenticity of the Old and New Testaments? We have .the lived ancient testimony of persons who m - this generaliving' ly, whom none, tion, ever, saw or heard. The "Mormons." we were told this forenoon, be lieve in the Old Testament; but I will believe .in it, but say that we not we know, by theonly gifts of the Spirit of God, by revelations sent down from Heaven, by the visions of the Almighty and by the ministrations of holy angels, that the istbie u trust. we know it to be a record from Heaven. r2x such testimony? . i No, yon nave not. Then we present the JJooK of Mormon to you with a testimony such as you can not bring In relation to the bible,. unSaints less you appeal to the Latter-daer ' ; . ; . ! : , . fer the Holy Ghost; that this stopped the) work of translation, (their have the to ad mieht power church, rje-lme ordinance anxiety to attend to ordinance of the in minister out every went gos into bo great), and they was again restored, the! wilderness and inquired of God pel, the aposuesmp authorities what they should do Inrelation to their which holdstoall the keys,not and a administer, had powers only in When; they prayed baptism. also to conwhile behold a messenger was sent from the outward ordinances, outGodV-That the heavens, and He came and stood be- fer the spirit of the living fore them clothed in brightness and is the authority of the higher priestauthority of the glory. iWhat was his object In coming? hood, and, like the Was it to teach them the mode or order lesser priesthood,: was sent down from of 'baptism? Nov but it was to restore Heaven and restored to the earth in to the earth the authority to administer these last days; and of all the religious" the ordinance. This messenger 'laid denominationa , upon . the face of the his hands upon the heads of these two earth, it is possessed by the Latter-daindividuals,' and gave unto them the Saints only. JNone of thetoothers make lesser or Levltlcal priesthood, the the least pretensions any such i... ... same was of the that power. Aaron, Eriesthood y Latter-daSaints When a the the Baptist, go forth regular who will repent of their lineage of Aaron, when he and find people Erieat of the for the remission of sins. Who sins and believe in Jesus Christ, we was the angel that thus restored this command them, as the disciples of priesthood to the earth? He said his Jesus did anciently, to be baptized for name was John, the same who came to the remission of their sins, and then prepare the way of our Savior at His we promise them with all boldness and first coming, and that he was sent to confidence before God, being authorized confer this lesser priesthood upon His from the Heavens to do so, that they servants in answer to their prayers in shall receive the Holy Ghost by the' order that there might be authority on laying on of the hands' of the elders. the earth to baptize, saying to them We do not say you may receive it, or it the Lord will give it you; further, while his hands were still upon is probable their heads, that "this authority which but we make a sure and certain promise I now confer upon you shall not be that if they willfaithfully comply with taken from the earth until the Lord the conditions on which its bestowal is based, that they shall receive it. We shall come." Let me here inquire if there is any- make this promise because we are com80 to do; the Lord has sent us thing in the scriptures that will war4 manded to do it, and were we not to so forth rant us In believing that the priesthood of Levi is again to be restored to the He would hurl us out of our places and earth. Hitherto I have given you a his- raise up others who would. tory of the rise of this church, without The apostleshlp has been restored by appealing to many passages of scripture; Peter, James andofJohn, men who Jjeid the Sonof God, men but now let me.' for a few moments cite the priesthood who to had to seal on earth and it nature of minds the that power priestyour hood which John the Baptist held, and was sealed in hearen. These men, whether or not it is to be on the earth commissioned and sent forth as holy in the latter times. angels, laid their hands upon the heads In the first place, you may go to all of the first elders of this church, and the religious sects and societies through- gave authority to themto ordain others out all Christendom and inquire if they to the same priesthood and calling and it have tho Levitical priesthood among send them forth among the nations, the is because the people have obeyed them, and they will tell you they have ordinances of the gospel and have renot. The Church of England, Presby ceived the blessings promised thst they terians, Methodists, Baptists, or any or have gathered here to these mountains. all these societies do not! even pretend to any such priesthood; neither does the If it had not been for this these vales Roman Catholic, or the Greek church would still be without inhabitants exYou inquire, furthermore, of all these cept the wild savages who formerly Christian societies ir tne Jews, mem roamed over their desert plains. further I have not time totoenter into selves, have the Aaronic priesthood, and the rise of this lost that particulars relative they will tell you that the Jewsand has been authoritv the thatthat Church, that authority by their apostacy, are re the Kingdom of God was taken from restored and the blessings has senxxi who ceived. That God, them, and given to a nation bringing the miusw vi forth the fruits thereof. Consequently, Angel flying through thes to testimony oil Chris- heaven, according according to the testimony ofnor Gentile given in the revelations oito ou tendom there is neither Jew ith the everlasting Rospei be preachnow upon the face of the earth who ha tongue and the priesthood after the order of Levir ed to every natlon.kiodred, all the blessings you be people, may give or the Levitical priesthood. If that from aent gospel of that everlasting! the case, if it ever returns to the earth, blessings It must. Ha reafcnred. NOW the Question heaven by angels, and all the with its power to is will it return to the earth? Is there of that priesthood, and in the heavens, a promise in the scriptures of the resto- seal upon the earthovercome and remain you may ration of such a priesthood to the chil and that to eternal obtain and the faithful end, dren of men? If so it must come from life in His prayer in my w Kingdom; aieording to the testimony or ail Christendom nameof the nor JMasAoen.! the neither - - " they ' Jews possess It. There is nob time on the present occasion to turn) particularly to the pas- NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. sages referring to this subject, but I think I can direct your minds to a few. the 40th chapIn the testimony given in ter of Exodus,1 verse 15, we find that this priesthood, was to be confirmed upon & Cisvsoa 4 J, T. Osias the heads of the children of - Levi unto Lasmm 4 j ! j had seen and the great things- - he had heard. While praying and beseeching the Lord, the; vision was renewed to him, and the angel came again and Instructed him Hill further concerning the greatness of the work that was to be performed; upon the earth in the latter days. Again the angel withdrew and the vision was closed Mr. Smith still continued prayingup. and exercising faith, calling upon God; for having once tasted the good things of God, and the' powers'of the world to come having rested upon him, he felt a keener desire to know more concerning God and the things ef the future than he had before experienced. Hence, he continued praying with much faith, and the vision was renewed the third time. On the last occasion the Lord unfolded great and marvellous things concerning the work of gathering together His people in the latter days, concerning the progress of this church and kingdom in the four quarters of the earth and the as witnesses. cited you to four witi I haveto already great Judgments that were to be poured n esses the divine authenticity of the' out upon the wicked nations of the Book of Mormon; but are these all the earth. Soon after the close of the third inter- witnesses the Lord raised concerning view with the angel the light of day this work, or were there any others the end, throughout all their; generaV oi ,Uie FaTortta Artiste. Eoea Yes; there were tions. Again we find another testimony began to break; into his room he had who saw these plates?twelve case Aaron of In all r who in 'the qf the grandson been wrapt in vision through the whole eight others, making Phinehas.! In consequence of a certain Ajsrsnoa and their names, have in his without testimony given eyes closing sleep. night, midst of the the did work he in congrebook that this to wherever goee, they go and had lost the gifts and power of the He rose early in the morning to go to handle these plates and gation of Israel an everlasting priestHoly Ghost; they had lost the spirit of work, as usual, in the field with his did actually was confirmed upon him and his .... revelation and prophecy, the power to father. But his father, perceiving that that they did see the engravings there- hood ' v r ' seed throughout all their., generations. -' near tne sick, and every other Rift and he looked pale and fatigued, Inquired of on. They send forth; their testimony ""wUl1 appear as Wno ij were In 25: ti 13; that Is, they soberness to all people to Numbers blessing possessed and enjoyed by the him concerning his health, and advised in words of to It. tled one In this ttnight! lose it through Can generathis feel to not to did Ttiey house him fact, if he the after not "Go any Church. go ancient them," RUTH RAVEiSCAR were entitled to it anoatacv: but ever they he declare that was the command given to this young well. Joseph! felt, no doubt, something tion come forth and all their on Again, which stone throughout generations. of tables man: and he was told that ir he would like we read of Daniel, who, after being bandied the ft ;s In the Sensational Drama, we refer to the last chapter of Isabe faithful in serving the true and liv wrapt in the visions of the Almighty, the law of Moses was written? I never when we find a prophecy that has not yet sick ror three days; it aid not ef- have heard of any such I man. You iah ing God, it should bo made manifest to was fulfilled only in part, where the TWO been tables of stone, neither not the same to Mr. have fect the got Smithy however, himr in a time to come, the true church LOVEMIDM 1IFE! Lord one says "IJ will set. a sign. among the extent.1 He started to go to the house, Can you exhibit the original of any that God Intended to establish. or New people and I will gather the children of Now we can see the wisdom of God In compliance with the advice of his of the books of either the Old come to Israel from all nations upon horses,npon when hence you In not revealing everything to him on father, but had only got part of the way Testament; Latter-da- y Saints mules, in litters, upon swift beasts back evidence the external to when as there as the that occasion. lie revealed much angel again appeared dito or more the far in my holy mountain Jerusalem, and I proof to receive. The him, in the air, and commanded him Can produce Joseph was capacitated take of them for priests and Levites will Mormon Book of the of to vine his vision authenticity as to return and reveal his SATURDAYFEB. 27, ..; Xiora dwelt with-tuiyoung man Insaith the Lord." Indeed! Is the Lord is it than of the and man old possible scriptures and the He did bo, father. ' you, parents, do when you wish to for the Christian world to bring. going to have priests and Levites.' after struct your children on any subject. burst Into tears, saying it was of God. not After here. we the Inwill But gathering Israel from all nations? Yes. stop V. , .... Yoii" donot pour out volumes of In The angel further commanded him, In Mormon of the "I will take of them for priests and Inr OI the New and Exciting Book Of to to tne printed, mil Sensational struction on them all at once, but im- stead going work:, to go Drama, .if. Tom Taylor and diaries Reads, Esqra 1830, of what use would it vites saith the Lord." by to their capacity, that wa shown him in vision and spring of to art them ta according 4 in Act, entitled, . . 5 ust so the'Lord acted towards this see the plates. His father: told him to have been this generation if God had Here, then: is a restitution or restora of last in i the from down sent not chapter him. commanded He enough to let him do as the angel had youth. to tue to administer In His ordinances as Isaiah that the Lord will gather the know! that imparted the whole Christian world lie tnereroro sx&riea according waa without authority, as we heard instructions of the angel. When he taught within ita.pages and in the scrip- House of Israel from all lands to His ' and that He ?-! had travelled about three miles in the tures? None; whatever. We could have holy mountain Jerusalem, AND .A'-thlsforenoon. or them for priests and is true.a great many good princi- will then take About, or not quite four years from direction Indicated he came to the place read, itand let us see What Levits. Furthermore we understood have and was might between ples, it by seeing Instantly recognized that Ume.when Mr. Smith more tho and following passage says concerning fully 17 and 18 years of age and not yet old objects which had been shown him the the doctrine of Christ continuation of this lesser Priest the of the unthe Me reading testimony vision. by his in to called OId Joe be plainly previous Smith," night enough hood of Levi: "For as the new heavens RUTS KAVKNSCAR. the Letter Carrier on who lived the and off the took apostles prophets he ' retired to his cnamber, reflecting covered the Spot of ground, new earth which I . shall make oi UlrerStene . M IS8 AH NIB LOCKHART and the 1800 continent years ago, and upon his former vision, and earnestly crowning stone on the etone box,or and American before me,: so snail your before shall remain here lived tne ef those ;who Christ; there beheld the sacred record desiring the fulfilment of the promise ancient name remain; or in ') J Y;: Supported 'HjZ M OTst ... seed a and learned we also your have of inhabitants great this continent; might made to him, that he should he made tne this other words your priestpriestnoou, its side lay the Urim and Thummim, many things, usbut what would all sent acquainted with .the fatness ' of the by ' conferred have the ASTRO II G CRSTOrVTHE C0nPAHY;: hood which upon I without Mr. have availed, translation. authority for its an Instrument gospel and have more of the things of in the ordi- seed of Levi, shall remain just as, etern Uoa revealed to mm. While renecting Smith, not1 knowing but what it was from Heaven to administer would have al as the new heavens ana s tne ' new y nances of the gospel? It mte vwrf wve a vyi wrs " and prayinisr. a light becan to burst his privilege to take the record, put to an end so shall j it would .have been, earth. If Into his room,whlch continued to grow forth his hand to do so, whenrthe angel, availed us nothing; to be eternal if otherrand neis aoDeared to him the previous like spreading a good, substantial meal the no will tha nH nana !frt nwav brighter and brighter, until the whole who had ottot ti him man and depriving DOORS OPEN at 1 o'clock.' Performance room seemed to be lighted ud with a night, stood before him and commanded before a hungry to commences is such a other. to If then, it priesthood thereof; the to at of; not power partake that take him which far exceeded punctually at 7H " it the time, saying splendor bright ' or men to children be in the his restored have appewould more and needed he aggravated ness, or tne sun at noon-daonly In the that experience, thejSosl- - the last days when God raises up a peomidst of this glorious light a personage that it was necessary that he should be tite. This would have been to Book ple to prepare for the ingathering of the the in the of tion more faithful and diligent in keeping people regard D. appeared. He was dressed in a white transHouse of Israel, where wlu it come Mormon if it had been merely robe, and his countenance was lighted the commandments of God. The angel! of our from?f have already proven to you God. He was not also said "if you will be faithful before lated and left tbere.vBut the jLordeter-xrpwlth the glory of noor n that according. to the testimony7 of all determined His in, or tne room, the Lord, come to this place one year God, who had wi-.u..u Fancy standing upon tne xevealedXand Christendom, neither the Jews nor the had A al rrom and purposes; meet this time and win but his feet appeared to he a distance you it. ho Then wwiii Christians apossess . a it a sra from it. "While looking at this person- again." In 1824, one year from that foretold by the mouths of His ancient 'a. t ido restoreu vy me restored r age the Spirit of God rested upon Joseph time, he saw. the angel against the prophets that In the flatter." days; He1 he on the Lord God. who first established that His; kingdom to that degree that all fear was removed same plaoe. but was not then; permitted would establish - r?r rr. send from anthnrltv on the earth. I: have ' told ti'XJ JUL WnoJeeale. to condescend did from his mind; and instead of feeling to taxe plates, no was commanuea 10 earth," Raeon have restored I 'it has He how confer to Xhe, same yon as the visit the been .authority in would have alarm and terror, following heaven; angels 1t place ,se. Cheese.. ordinances of the told vou tnat an aneei. wnose name DixieIarl thsTCase with a wicked person, lie felt year, and in the fall of 1825 he again to administer In the 42. t. o a.oo. : Moa. was John the Baptist, on whom rested Cbolee Tnm as though he was in the presence of a had an interview with the angel. In tmnnel of His Son: OeflTee nimiinni TtdC came ana sent "Priesthood from were heaven this for that ott 1828 and occa who another he had on i.autnonty. that interview, friend. This personage, Hi aiiMarfer i.oo. restored it. v'l some fromrHeaven'and . t down .a5e. deal of instruc- the night of the 21st of September, 1827," purpose? Peter; James and John,' 13oe....... Caudles, sion, gave hinva-greahis hands von he 812.00 told that have of ancient laid, Christ's KOSP. the to of and on principal the V him, appeared tion; angel again 2.1 C." a 1.75. . Wit' shall not pretend to give you the that occasion permitted him to take the apostles; men who held the apostleshlp upon the heads of Joseph Smith- and India authorimen who were able to give Oliver gave them Cowdery and full detail or the instructions men Slates from the place .of their - deposit, themselves; Mnt davi'AflA.hflV 1 they held it ty. n. Kantffra because the? few a months of authority, before then shall but civeni lacking yon merely lay the laying on of hands? can they Jits years old, and even themselves: and by them this authority about a (4 w At the principal Items. This per being twenty-tw- o on who lav tnat noia conferred nrieswoou a and was Proportion. restored as upon sonam announced nimseu again i : noiy then, after.havlng passed through alt is; must hands?". . No. they have not authorityangel sent from God to communicate to these experiences, he could not with men here on the earth. ''But-held that priestto him glad tidings of great Joy. He was the least propriety be denominated "Old mention that the Lord had commenced . do that, u John, wm atwho .'it. water, x or lesser wmen bv the JooBmlth nood, said, Dapuze:yu wuu authority restoring told thatr the day had arrived in lC8 6ra one after me, mightier but there cometh the Lord God was about to commence a Having received the plates he occu- priesthood. On.thejl5thday a a portion of his time during the 1829. nearly a year before the organiza than I, and he, holding higher priestgreat and marvellous work on the face pied Smith hood than! I, will baptize you with the of our globe, to bring about the fulfil next three years In farming, and por tlon of this church: while Joseph ONTnnTEStd gtreinstrtietloas In1 the Art xnent of the. ancient prophecies in re- tion of it In translating4, this record, for and Oliver Cowdery. were ' engaged in Holy Ghost and with nre That priest-hoo- -d i iw Melchizedec called the eTery arueie os vwixun is priestrecord con j or VTatung; gard to the' restoration to their own be it known he was not able to sustain translating and writing tne Uie late Mrs.s and Oents Children, by J Idlea'j f was which that .It heod. wnxen was nave or prlestnoo not a rich tamed on these mates land of the scattered remnants of the himself without labor, he avail Curtisof tills Prlae Hedela. ItIadies, will take ypu oaiy , by the authority a opportunity. Housej of Israel. He was also told that or wealthy man, and therefore'had ' to been speaking; they read that thepeo-- Jesus possessed, and n isw hours. before this great work, of gathering the labor with his hands.; TThe work: of Die on the American continent, ancient of that priesthood Ho called his, disci 4 "confers ; the was done with the XJrlm ir. were baptized by immersion, and ples.-- That priesthood House! of Israel, should take place, the translation fulness Church of God must be built up among and Thummln, for Mr.' Smith waarnot how lmrxirtant it was lor every. person power to administer in all the of a :t a .1 i God: tnVSon accountable to df mme had 'ordinancesdf of the who fact was and in 'years learned a the Gentile nations: that the gospel man, scarcely CORK!outward water as as of. of as well in the in the spirit as well must be preached to the Gentiles first, in nosseesion of an ordinary common ity to be born .the COIlli cheap for. wbirlslito-parchas- e tnat no ordinance. Therefore r this church a thereof must co to all school education. He . could k write a the 'spirit; ananaying.earnea thati will do well to apply to Joseph A. CASH, had was Lord cliurcLca' the never cnuid ChrLitliii arisen have means an the all no man was in bv expert first to the little but at tae Ceasral Tittdns Odcew and Stople, nations .transla- possessed of authority to administer any atnnned with the mere translation o Einasbary, that their tongues, times might be ful- penman, and, in the work: of one and ortneorainances oi tue gospei oi tanii, the lioOKJ Oi MOrmuu auu thefrestora- filled; and then that the gospel should tion, he bad to employ first Oliver-Cowderyln-ou- r i -- y ? ? , ! i 1 " - miss - L O 'ItWft RTF .... . '; i s ; i FIRST EUGHT 4 i . ? tion-predicte- heaven-authorit- , - p-.'- -- : , , , -- . , . rm .one-come- . i s: -- 't X - y. 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