Show I 1 copyright secured HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH january 1843 jan friday 20 visited at brother marks alark 5 this morning returned nt at 10 am and give gave dr richards and W W phelps some in instructions about the history when I 1 received the following communication VADE MECUM retranslated GO CO WITO mn ME from W W to joseph smith the A ophel ca i will you PO go to the saints that have aled to the next better world where the righteous righteous reside where the angels and anil spirit spirits in harmony be n anthe the jays joys ot of a vast paradise go with me oo 00 with ms chere the truth troth and the virtues virtus prevail where whee the nalon naton Is one ami anti the years never fall kot not a heart aheart can conceive nor a natural eye see att the a lord has prepared lor for the just go with me go gawith nith With me where there is no destruction or war neither tyrants or slander slanderers erf ers or nations lons ions ajar system Is perfect and happiness free tree and the tha fifels lift Is eternal with god go with me jh me will you yon go to the mansions above whirr tb the bries biles and the tha knowledge 3 the light and the I 1 loye iove love iove and inythe the ilary of god do eternally be wages of sin oln Is not there go with me in the afternoon I 1 attended a council of or the twelve at Pres dent youngs there present brigham dri bri oham aham p young lieber C Kimba kimball II orson nor mor son bon pratt john taylor 1171 wilford iford lford woodruff george A smith sinith willard richards richard and we had conversation on a creat varity vanity or subjects I 1 related my dream 1 I dreamed this tilis mornin that I 1 was in the lobby of the representatives liag ilal at springfield when some of the tha members who didlot did not like my being there began to mar and cut and pound my shins with pieces of iron fron I 1 bore it as long as I 1 I 1 coulee then tilen jumped over tile tiie rail into the hall caught a rod of iron and went at them cursing and swearing at them in inthe the most awful mauner manner 1 and drove drope theall out of the house I 1 went lo 10 I 1 the door and told them to s nd me a clerk and I 1 11 would make some laws aws that would do good there was quite a collection around the stale stafe house trying to raise an army to ake tyke byke me and there th r were many horses tied round the square 1 thought iliou glit they tiley would not have the privilege of getting gitt ling mso mso M meo so I 1 took a rod of or iron and mowed my way through their frankp looking after their best race horse thinking thy might catch me where they could find me when I 1 awoke to brearn of hying fling signifies r igni gies fies prosperity and deliverance from enemies to dream of swimming in fit deep bep water teater signify s success among many people and that the word will be accompanied with power Itol I 1 tp deider dElder hyde llyde that when lie spoke in fit the name inam 1 e of the tha lord it should prove true rue but lie hs must not cure the rather bless uless them I 1 prophecy in it the name cl ot the lord god as oon eoon as ive w get tile tiie temple built so thit we shall 1 not be ob obid obi iad d to exhaust our meaaisi mearis the we wil wll Chave means to gather the saints by thousands sands bonds an and d tens tons of or thousands nils Tina council was called to reconsider the case of orson arson pratt who had previously been cut off from the of the llie twelve for neglect of f 11 duty uty and amasa lyman had been ordained onla ined an postle apostle in his place I 1 told the tile council that as there was not a quorum present when orson fratts frails case came tip up before them that thit he was stilla slilla member that he lie had not been cut oft off legally ard I 1 would rind find some other place for amasa lyman to which the council agroda president young yon g said sold there were but three present when ama aman n was wag ordained I 1 told them that was legal when no more could be lial had 1 I told tho the council that from the ath day of april aril next I 1 go in fit for pre preparing paring with all present fora mission inis sion slon through the united states and riwa arrive at aldine maine we will take ship for england and so bro on to nil all countries where we shall have a mind to go we must send for john E page paige to come home and have all the quorum to start from this let the twelve be a called on on the oth of A april lir fir ll 11 and a notice be given for foi a special conference ence a on the platform of the house of the lord if I 1 live I 1 will yet take these brethren through the united states and through the world and will make just as bg a wake as god almighty will let me we must send kings and governors to nauvoo and wo we will wui do it i at 3 council adjourned to my house and at 4 1 I baptized orson pratt fratt and his wife wire sarah 11 marinda larinda and lydia granger in the mississippi s river and confirmed them in the church ordaining orson pratt to his former office and standing lii ill the quorum of the twelve saturday 21 at home except going out in the city with elder orson hyde hyda to look at some lots sunday 22 1 I preached at the temple on the setting up of the kingdom of god the subject C t arose from two questions proposed at a iya lya lyceum u did john baptize for remission of sins gins mhd whether the kingdom of god was set up before the day of pentecost or not till then the fol fal lowing following is a synopsis of this se sermon bermon as reported by elder wilford woodruff fr some say the kingdom of god was not set up until the day of pentecost and that john did liot not preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins but I 1 say in tiie the name of the ard that the kingdom of god was set up on the tile earth from the days of adam to the tile present time whenever there has teen glen been a righteous man on earth unto whom god revealed his word and gave power and authority to administer it in his fits name and where there Is a priest of god a minister who has lias power and authority from god to administer in the ordinances of the tile gospel and officiate in the priesthood of god there is the kingdom of or god and in consequence of react i ing the gospel of jesus christ and the prophets whom god hath sent the judgments of god have rested upon people cities and nations nat nal ions lons in various ages of the world which was the case with the cities of sodom and gomorrah which were destroyed for rejecting the prophets now I 1 will live elve my testimony I 1 care caro not for man I speak boldly and faithfully and with will authority how is it with ilia tile kingdom of god where jid did d id tila ilia kingdom of or god begin where there is no kingdom of god tere there is no no salvation what constitutes constitutes the ilia kingdom of god where there is a prophet a priest or a righteous man unto whom god gives his or oracles acles there is the kingdom of god and where the oracles of god are not there the kingdom of god is not in these remarks I 1 hase base no allusion to the kingdoms of the earth we will keep the tile laws of or tile the land we do not speak against them we never have and we can ran hardly make mention of the state of dils Alis missouri of our persecutions there ac but what the cipy I 1 goes orth forth that we are guilty of larceny burglary arson treason murder ac ac which alch is 13 false we speak of the kingdom of god on the earth not the kingdoms of men tiie tile the plea of many in hi day is that we have no r to receive revelations but I 1 it we do not get pet revelations we do not have llave the oracles of god and if they tiley have not the oracles of god they are ma not the people of god but say cay you what will become of the world or of or the various professors of rel rei religion ligion who do not believe in revelation and the oracles of god as continued to his church in all ages of the world when lie he has a people on earth eartle I 1 tell you inthe in the name of jesus lesus christ they will be damned and when you get into the tiie eternal world you will find it will be so 0 o they cannot escape the damnation of or hell heil As touching the gospel and baptism that john jolin preached prea clied I 1 would say that john came prea prec preaching ching thu the gospel forthe for the remission of sins lie hail hati his authority from ged god and the oracles orae lesof of god were with him and the kingdom of god for a season seemed to rest wi with it john alone the lord promised zacharias Zachar lab iaB that thai he lie should have llave a son f which was a descendant of aaron and lle ile lie the laj promised that tha priesthood should continue will aaron and his fits seed throughout their generali generall generations ons ors let no man take this hono hinl hini himself seif self except lie lle ii e be called of or gods godas was waa aaron and aaron received his call by revelation an angel of god atso also appeared unto zacharias Z while in the tile temple that he lie should have a son whose nime should be john and he should be filled the holy idoly ghost Z was a priest of god and officiating in the temple and john a priest after his hia oitt fitt falli lier iier er and held the keys of tile tho and wab was called or f god to preach gospel of the kingdom of f god the jews jewa as a nati hati nation orr having departed vom wom from the law of god and one the gospel of the loro prepared the way for tran trans transferring ferring ferrina it to the nat but bat says 1 ys one oile the k of god conid not be set up in the he days of john for john said the tile kingdom was at hand but I 1 would ask if it it could be to them than to be in tile tiie hands of john joun join the people need not wait for lle ile lie he dava java of pentecost to find the kingdom of GO goo fir john had it in with ith him himi and he camo came forth front from the wilderness cring out repent ye forthe fon for the king kingdom domor of heaven is nigh at hand as 89 much machas as to say out here 1 I lave got tile the kingdom of or god and I 1 am coming after you I 1 have llave got the kingdom of god mid and you cw cin get it and I 1 am coming coining after you and if you dont receive it you will b damned and the scy scriptures represent that all Jeru jerusalem salem went out unto johns baptism there was waa a legal administrator and these that were baptized were subjects for a kinc king and also the tiie laws and oracles of god were there therefore the kingdom of or god was there for no min nun could hale have haie better authority to administer than john ba ano our savior submitted to that authority himself by being baptized by john therefore the kingdom of god goj was set up on the ear eat earth th even in fit diya of john there is a difre difference rence between the kingdom of god and the fruits and ard bless b es ings slugs that flow from that kingdom because there were more miracles gifts tongues ac in the days cays of jesus christ and his fits apostles and on the day of pentecost than under tinder johns administration adini it does not prove by any adv means that john had not the kingdom of god any more inore than it would that a woman had not a milk pan because she had not a pan of milk for while white the pan milaim ha be compared cam com pared to ve tt e kingdom the milk might ba compared to the blessings of the tile kingdom john was a priest after the order onder of aaron and had lud the tha keys of thit priesthood and came forth preaching rep nuance and baptism ron for the remission of sins but bat at the same sama time cries out there cometh oae one after ms more mighty than 1 I the tha latchet of or whose shoes I 1 am not worthy to unloose and christ came according to the tile words of john and helas he was greater than john because he held iila ilia ke keys kess ys of the priesthood an I 1 kingdom of god and had before revealed the priesthood to moses yet christ was baptized by john to fulfill fulfil all righteousness and jesus in fit his nis teachings says upon this rock I 1 will build my church and the gate gates gabrs 9 oe of hell sh shill shall ill lii not prevail against it what rock revelation again lie he says except a are born of the water and of or th spirit ye cannot enter into tile the kingdom of 0 god and though the It heavens eavens ard earth should pass away my word words should not pass away if a man is born of water and of the spirit he can get into the tha kingdom of god it is evident the kingdom of god was on the earth and john prepared sus ejects for the kingdom by preaching the gos pel pei p 1 to them and baptizing them and he prepared the way before the savior or came as a forerunner and prepared subjects for the preaching of christ and christ preached thir through ough jerusalem on the tiie sime same ground where jqhn had preached and when the apostles were raised up they worked in fit jerusalem and jesus commanded them to tarry there until they were endowed with power from on high had they not work to do in jerusalem they did work and prepared a people for the t the kingdom of god was with them before the day of pentecost as well as after wards and it was also niso with john and lie ha preached the same sama copel gopel and b baptism that jesus and the apostles preached after him the endowment was to prepare the tha disciples for their missions unto the world whenever men can find out ont the will of god ani fin find an al administrator legally authorised authorized from god there is the kingdom of god bit but where these are ire not the kingdom of god is not all the ordinances systems and administrations on the tile earth are of or llor no use to tiie tile the children of men unless they are ordained and authorised authorized of or god for nothing will save a man but a legal administrator for notie none others will be acknowledged either by god or angels ingels I 1 1 I know what I 1 say I 1 understand my mission and business boa bot iness god almighty is my and what can man do if god is my friend I 1 shall not be sacrificed until mv time lime comes then I 1 shall be offered freely all flesh is as grass and a governor bisno better belter than other men when he lie dies he fie is but a bag of dust I 1 thank god for preserving pre servin me from my enemies I 1 have no enemies but for ho ilia tr truths athis sake I 1 have no desire but todo to do all men mail good I 1 feel reel to pray for all men wr we dont ask asic any people to throw away ally apy good they have got we only ask them to come comp and get more what if ir all the tiie world should em briece this gospel chev they woud would then see eye to oye aye and the blessings of god would be poured out upon the people which is the of my whole soul amen 1 monday 23 was wag nt at home lome tome and wrote a tile the editor of the wasp as follows dear siri sir sirl I 1 have of late had repeated repented lations to have something to do in relation on to the political farce about alou t dividing the county but as my ideas revolt at the tile idea of or having an thing 0 9 r to do with politics I 1 hyve have declined in eve every rv instance in having anything to do on the subject I 1 think it would be well for politicians to regulate their own affairs I 1 wish to bo be let alone that I 1 may attend strictly to the spiritual welfare of the tile church 1 please insert the abe auge and olia af JOSEPH SMITH 9 nan Nati roo jan 23 1843 1 in ra evenIn evening Lr rode with emma 1 0 me m e dr richards who was siek sick at the old post offe buld ing up the river elder john salder snider returned from hia his mission to england tuesday 24 was at home homo till noon when I 1 rode out with emma evening attended the ma lolic wednesday 23 25 wag wat about home homo thursday 26 in the art aft moon rode to the temple and afterwards to william claytons claytona Clay tons friday 27 rode role on the prairie with william CiRy clryton clayton ton dind 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