| Show catechetical illustrations OF THE FAITH AND TEACHINGS OF THE SAINTS it is frequently frequents y asked aswed what is the reason of or your being driven from place to place because we have the priesthood of uhe the son of go gol f and a I 1 the world ts appos d to it for what were you driven from jackson codany Coi col any uny missouri for preaching and trying tryla 0 to practice the gospel of life and arid salvation were evere not your people abolition abolitionists 5 ts they were ivere not dilthey did they not spread an influence that slavery was not right they said as they now say says that slaves are in many instance abused and that masters will be punished for abu aba abasing abusing drig their slaves Is did you not believe and preach the doc t tine ine lne that the saints lil lii nill possess the earth we did believe and preach such a doctrine and westill we still believe and preach it as it is revealed in the bible did you believe and preach that god has set up on the earth the king kom rom om that daniel mawe saw we did and still believe and ana preach it it do it ou cu beleve believe and preach that you are in P possession of tuat kingdo L we do do you believe that all will be damned except be litter latter day Sain saints tsy yes and we believe beheye further fur fui ther lher that many of 1 ahe abe litter day saints will be bbb darrin damned td unless ithe athey y repent repeat of their sins and ana work leall reab what do yu vu understand by damnation being shut out from the presence of the rah er arid and the son butvill will all except the saints be sprit to that lake of fire and brimstone where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched there to io dwell for ever and ami every ever no for eve everyone every evert ryane one will receive a gloar ex capt the bons eons of perdition 0 we believe that the doctrine that cinneri eternally dwell in bellaire bell gire fire is an inventor of the priests to oppress and terrify me the ignorant ign wh re iid ild lid did you go when you were driven from the state of missouri we located in Ha Ra lacock cock county courty coar coan jr illinoi illinois Illi 1111 noi nol p and in lee county iowa were vou you you not driven frol frown illinois in in consequence of f believing and practicing practising the doctrine called balled spiritual wife doctrine or polygamy ly gamy INO no did not joseph smith teach ench bach a doc milne joseph jaseph smith hal bai a revelation frem frela god july la 12 12 1843 wherein the lord revealed the doctrine that was revealed to the ancients this whis revelation was first published in inthe the deseret nees news extra S pt 14 1832 1852 which gag was the first fist time it was publicly made known iff lif das dab was it generally known in nauvoo and in til the e regions round about previous to its being published that joseph smith had ream rece received ived ed luch inch a revelation ir fl was not for what ir re you driven fr from om the state of c illinoi illinois Illi lili noi nol for the sime samme reason that we were were driven om lom other places viz because we preach I 1 try to the gospel gospo of life and hal fal 11 hy by do roen moen hate and persecute pro pra ra vou voa now have hare the thi gospel of or tle so son n or I 1 61 V 1 I 1 you because they bare bate not ahe the gospel and will riot not rec receive eive elve it as revealed in the old and new te cament upon tipon the terms the lord offers it to them as laid down tor for all men to be saved by idy it and they are n t willing that he ile should reign whose right it is to reign Is there no political reason why wh you have been driven forn torn f om place to place perhaps bos box so for probably the world fear our ur political as well as religious reli rell clois union know ing that in unon union there is strength t we know of no other political reason |
