| Show DISCOURSE BT BY ORSO ORSON PRATT tabernacle TABEH taber acle NACLE APRIL arnil 13 reported nE PORTED BYJ V ong ono ONO elder pratt read zhe the the ath ath and olli paras para graphs of the book of ether rep i I 1 I 1 have ave read from the book of ether a portion of what is written concerning that great aud and wonderful vision shown to a mail man in fit all respects just like unto ourselves so far sa as his nature was concerned all men inen belag being subjected subject d to certain evil influences fluen ces through the transgression of our first parents at the same time if it had not been for their transgressing the tho commandments of the lord in the tile garden of eden this congregation would not have been hero because adam and eve transgressed we are here with mortal tabernacles and these mortal tabernacles are subject to vanity through the power which the adversary has on account of our organization ili ill a the fl ft sh lie ins iris power over the spirit and to bring us into captivity antl ans bondage and subject us to the yoke of bondage of sin odthe of tha fallen and corrupt nature but by the tile res ur of jesus christ who was prepared bedora the foundation of tile llie world we have ifopo of or being redeemed from that which itic life is a yoke upon us in the tiie economy of his this probation for mortality was instituted by the tile lord to give us an ap opportunity of proving ourselves our first parents through transgressing the law of God brought death allt into tile ilia wo world rid but through the death of jesus christ life and immortality were introduced the one brings into bond aze thy othir gives us flops hops of escape of kedem redemption tion that we may come forth with the tile same kind klud kt of 61 body that adam had before the tile ail ali all fall a body of lAmot immortal tal tai flesh and bones adam and evo eve were immortal the tile same as resurrected being but previous to their trans greF grep sion slon they had llad no kno kuo knowledge aledrge of good and evil eril arter after the tile redemption we will not only have the same kind of bodies that they possessed i it the garden of eden before the fall but we will have a knowledge knowl edze of good acl ani arul aci evil through our exper lence fence for this purpose we are made viade partakers par takers g through our agency of tile tiie knowledge of evil in fit this life that we all may be made p partakers par ar takers of dood good when wilen we are put tu HI possession of it hence in n gur immortal kaberna tabernacles cles when brought falth forth from the tile grave we shall swi have a tk knowledge of pur past experience a most perfect knowledge there win wih bo be no ernp imperfection of memory but wa we shall remember as the prophet prop ilet liel tells us in the book of mermon marmon I 1 all till things that have taken place during our mortal lives everything that we have thought and dune dene we shall remember that we have been made free from sin through the ordinances of the gospel iel eel we shall rem aber the i new nw birth that we kave have ave received while ili lii this mortal state plate tiie the being cleansed from sin through the tiie blood of christ and made new creatures all those things will bo be plain and clear beffie the tile mind of the im im mortal man there is a great lesson of instruction given in the short abort history which I 1 have read before you it shows allows the privileges pertaining to our religion la in so some sono no respects and it shows allows how much there Is to be rece received ived ired and ilow flow inich wi we laven zavan ha veino velno 0 rei rel celam iu fit mortality we r also learn from the history lii iii story atory we have bare read tile the principle upon which these bier bler tings adiv aber to bo be roce received ived viz by faith faith falth hi III jesus christ th the brother of jred jared did not receive these thebe bless lugs digs without faith ha exercised feitli iq in the lord in ili tile the revelations previously received lu ill relation to the promised land of which the prophets prop hels held have spoken in former days he lie ex erched ed fulli jn ju the promises give given it to the tile fathers all the llie circumstances through lvere ivere ero called to piss p iss had a tendency to create creato a reat real amount of faith odith in those ancient men ol 01 god iod jt it is is true truo that the brother of jared had een a prophet for many years ear eur faith had llad been centred in ins ills heart and lie he could lay hold of or tile the S god he ile was a revelator at the tile time he the tower of babel was aa built lie he was a man mail callable of or receiving instructions from front heaven and ence ins ills brother said at the time tile tiie Idu language guage was con cou confounded founded rounded enquire of the llie lord I 1 ia lie he u ili ill take us where we e can receive the language for c urs ur urE selves elves and if it please tile the lord to let us uis go to ourselves let us be faithful that we and our posterity and nation may be blest from these few su swings it of jared we find filid that lie lle ie had llad the utmost condid confidence ence enca in it the revelations of of his brother for lor he knew him tor tar be a prophet and a revelator after having wandered many man years ears ili in the tha wilderness the lord continued to reveal himself unto them in the tile wilderness he lie had shown forth his glory had come down and talked in n a cloud and shown them many man things winch which wera to come to pass and instructed them to build barges before they had corm corn to tile tiie ocean being taught for many years eairs in the things of the kingdom of god their minds were ere fre somewhat prep prepared ared pred for the couri journey ey before diem them they were instructed to build eight barges with which touros to cros the great oceal ocean and alter after being bring fully informed upon those matters and having finished llie the bar barges fres the company saw that there weis was no light in them and it would atwould have been very difficult to cary fuel such a long distance in order oder to have haie produced light now reflect upon the tile faith of this man of god rather than be tossed upon tile tiie bosom of tile the great deep for many days excluded from ther light of sun suit moon and st arsand rather than be under the necessity of taking wood to make fires without any outlet for smoke and before lie knew how liow the lord was going to provide light lie he carved out sixteen stones stouts which though white and clear like unto glass gave light notwithstanding all ail this tilis lie carried those stones i into a great mountain and called upon him nim who at t the beginning said le let there be light and ti ther lerm lere u was as light to touch those stones that they tiley might have them for lights upon the bosom hosom of tile tiie deep this would be lu sufficient if there was vas not another word written to convince any person that he hr was a mail man 0 of great faith and that when fd in difficulty lie lie lle called lle lie ile upon the tile lord and the tile lord hearkened lo 10 ills his voice and put forth his hand and because 0 oi this mand maud falth faith lie be held the finger of tile tiie lord when wilen lie he touch edthe stones and those stones were filled with the pria prin capla of light liblit this was a miracle to those that belfeld it and why so because it was contrary to the general laws with which they tiley were wera acquainted th fact it was no ro more of a n miracle i raele my for tib ilg the fib lord lard to show his finger than to do anything else or than the falling of a stone to the ground the same supreme power that causes tilt ho fall fill of a stone can cause a stone to give giro light and in it this instance did perform that ope operation raton and they beheld it and had constant day until they had crossed the sea one mayeu quire br Pratt why wily do you refer to those old historical eve events tits why vily dont you refer to that which belongs to our every day duties because there t ere are those around me here who v ho are better qualified to teach leacil you in relation to your everyday duties tiley are able abie to instruct you from sabbath to sabbath and are constantly pouring forth instructions for your edification and bine line li lle ute ne fit these ideas come into my mind and are cil cal sil cu if properly understood to be used as examples for our good they are written for our edification fi and that of our oar children tile tiie heed beed that we give to the every day duties which are pointed out to us will determine in a great measure our reward it may be asked do you yon think that it is really our privilege as the children of god in it this dispensation to attain to the same blessings which were received by chwa ancient people of god yes ye and far greater for you will gidd find in this tills same hi history stoy in ili a part which I 1 hive h ive not red rod that a portion of the sam same e things should be given to the tile latter day saints through their faith falth the lord says then will I 1 show the llie great and mai marvelous things of my kingdom unto them as I 1 did to urn min bat it all depends recollect upon the great principle of falth faith and you are to obtain these things upon conditions of practicing hig those every day duties which you are hearing proclaimed from front day to day with such wisdom aud and by continuing steadfast therein your faith will increase in ILI those great and heavenly principles until you vou can call lay hold by faith upon all tile the great and things that were communicated to him what were communicated to him wirt besides what I 1 have read T it lt may 11 not ot be amiss to read a lave low more words for I 1 fear that we are too careless hi in rel rei geltion tion to those things which pertain to our welfare which with the var various ous duties and cares of life makes us careless ili in listening to tile the living oracles it is my belief cliant that if this people more carefully read the tile oracles of the ancient ancients they tiley would be directed moro more diligently to attend to the chingo anes ades we are commanded to search bearch the scriptures for instructions but I 1 fear that we neglect this counsel too much and ili lii inconsequence con of such neglect the lord rep reproved royed this tilis church some years ago and said that ahat tile the whole church was under because lecause they had bad neglected ti ilie ilia ie Booko dook cook 0 mormon or Monnon and le lie old told them that unless they lluy would repent they tho should be b held under condemnation and fill should be scourged urged and aud judgments should be poured out upon them if you ou would read these things in tile the spirit and bud call upon god to give you ou his ins spir it to fix the sayings savings of the prophets upon your sour our minds mind you yom would do good and derive benefit fr if it tile tire saints will give most earnest earliest and diligent heed unto tiie the instructions giren given in fit those boulis which have been preserved and especially to the instructions which are give b by our president they will prosper and be blest in it ail all things I 1 will amin apin jig tin read and bt cause nf of the knowledge I 1 e dge of thi him his man mail lie could not be kept from beholding within the tile vail vall says sas 0 one P that is a curious saying ea ing inc I 1 thought the lord could do w u hat ever lle lie pleased pie ased this was because alx lx cause tile tiie lord had given his hid word that he lie w would mould do accor according diug to the idith of tile the faints righteous sons gons rind daughters of adon ad vin tin hence bence lie hc could not restrain tile the brother of jared from looking within iliin tile tiie vail when there is is faith falth in fit tile llie hearts of the tho children of men it is is impossible to withhold blessings from front lem if that faith is ia e ej erched for if the tile lord should do so he would forfeit his own word and we read fead that it is is impossible for god to lie he I 1 will now not read as follows and it came to pass that the lord said unto the llie brother of jred behold thou bialt not suffer these things which winch ye have seen and heard to go forth unto the tile world until the time cometh that I 1 shall glorify rny my name ili fit tile tiie flesh wherefore be ye e shall treasure up the tile things which ye e have seen and heard and shew it to no man and behold when ye 30 bail iball i come unto me yo C filially w write rite tiem and shall seal them up that no one cau can interpret them fore forye shall write them in a ian Jan language guage that they tiley cannot be red and behold these two tw 0 stones stories will w ill ili I 1 gye glye unto thee and ye e shall bed sed bedl them thenh up tip also w with fill the tile things which ve e shall ghali write wr te for behold tile llie language w incline yi shall write I 1 iliavi have confounded wherefore where fore lore I 1 will cause in in my own due time lime that these stones shall shail magnify to the eyes ees of men these things which ye 50 shall write now the words of moroni upwards of years after alter christ and when the lord hd had baid suld these words the lle ile lie lord chewed unto the brother of jared all al the tile inhabitants of the earth which had been and also all that would be and withheld them not from liis ills sight even unto the ends of tile the earth forthe for the lord had said unto him in times before tha thi tint if fr lie would believe in him nim that he fie could shew unto him all things it should be slie sile chewn vii vil unto him hirn therefore me tle lord could coul d not withhold anything from front him film for he knew that tile tiie lord could shew min all things lings ti and the lord said unto jilin illin bilte these bilings and seal them up nil and I 1 will lil lii ill shew them in mine own due time lime unto the tile children cli clr ildren lidren of men you recollect that when tile the dook cook of mormon was translated from the plates about two thirds were sealed up and joseph joseppi was commanded not to break the seal that part of the record wah was hid up the tile plates which were sealed contained au all account of those these great things shean unto tile tiie brother of jared and we are told that all those eliose things are preserved to come forth in the due time of the lord tile lith paragraph informs us respecting acting tile llie interpreters I 1 u will ill lil read il it aud and it came carne to pass that the lord commanded him hat that hut lie he should seal up tip the two stones which he fie had received and shew thew them not until the tiie lord should shew them unto the children of men rnell alid and the lord comm commanded the brother of or jared to go down out of or the mount from rom the tile presence of tile the lord and write the things which lie hud bud seen and they tiley were forbidden to come unto tile the children of men until after that lie should be lifted u un n upon U P 0 11 the cross and for this cause did king D benjamin denjamin ei ij a tn lu keep them that they should not come unto the world u until lil ill ia after christ should shew himself unto his people and aud after that thai christ truly had llad chewed himself unto his people he commanded that they should be made manifesto fest rest these interpreters the two stones that were given to lie tie tle lle brother of or jared were the two stones that were found with the tile plates again tile tiie lord says in fit the lle ile lie next paragraph a portion of which I 1 will read come unto me 0 ye gentiles and I 1 will shew unto you yon the greater things the tile knowledge which is hid up because of unbelief come unto me 0 ye house hoube louse of israel and it sl at all be made malli matil fest rest unto 3 you |
