Show hit bit it cwi roi Q remarks Kc marbs marks on ou the SAM sain LARE LAKE CITY 1 sept 13 isto 1870 PRESIDENT B D YOUNG gry day my ary dear brother in accordance stith with your wish I 1 beg leave to present senttie the following views of an arti f cle cli in the comans womans exponent pf af sept hept 1 1875 1873 and bearing the signature of miss misa ellza eliza B R snow entitled 11 mortal and immortal E le ments of the human body per permit m it me here sir to premise that I 1 regret exceedingly being under the necessity of differing from my mi dear sister E eliza ellza liza ilza snow whom I 1 have always esteemed and do maw now consider to be one of the most upright intelligent honorable and exemplary ladles ladies in the world but as it is principle plo pio that we are all after anu ana one of the great fundamental in truths of heaven is involved T am sure that she in common with all lovers ortruth of truth will excuse i she ane for the freedom I 1 have taken i with ah her expressed and alad published 7 views we ve have always been taught that Jesu jesus holds the keys of th tha 1 I resurrection and as hs there are principled piea plea involved that concern all the inhabitants of the world that have lived or do livo ilvo it is important that wo we do not make mistakes on cograve so grave a matter mailer in lu tho the named article we are told that wo we are in possession of a very important and beautiful principle which pours a flood of light into the mind ac aud and again but thanks be to god for lor the key which solves the mystery every organized human body independent of the spirit which I 1 ida lda ija separate organization id compogno com composed polma of two distinct grades or classes clashes of or matter and in such mutual combination as to serve the purposes of this lower existence I 1 beg here sir to refer you to the article and will say that if god had given glien a revelation presented a key hey unfold ing the mysteries of the resurrect tion I 1 would bowin bow in humble submission but I 1 know of no such principle nor key hey nor do I 1 believe that any such has been revealed ter ier which I 1 have the tho most satisfactory satis fac rac reasons reasons in ift the first place I 1 fought ought to have known in lp common with ith my brethren if such sueh a principle had bad been reye revealed aled and again t la Is in conflict with all alt the revelations and teachings wo we have had on this au subject oct on reading ng the article the following chouk thoughts h ts occurred to me what did the spirit obtain by taking a body ody was it not a body of flesh r and bones and blood did man ever possess any ether ind kind of body paul N aul says the first 1 man adam 1 was made a living soul soui tho the last adam adach ir wa d a quickening sj spi pl ri rit X J cor axy xv 45 the eithe first inan man idythe 4 0 he earth earthy the maa manis is the lord from EI eaven was haq the lords body different from ours he was born ofa virgin and passed through all the phases of birth childhood and mar maa hoad hwd he be ate and drank and slept he lie lived and died as mn man and as man was resurrected he ate after his resurrection I they chev gave him a piece of a broiled biolley nish fish and afan honey comb and he t took bic it t ailta did eat before thern them luke exir 42 3 he also said to his hia disciples behold my hands and my feet reet that it is I 1 myself handle handie me and see for forn fora a spirit hath bath not biesh flesh and bones as ye yo see me hape have ver 39 40 then said he to thomas reach hither thy finger and behold my hands and reach hither tny thy hand and thrust it into my side john 27 was not this the same body were nvere there I 1 two distinct grades or classes of matter i here as stated in that article we are again told the graves were opened and many bodies of lof the saints faints which slept arose and came out of tho the graves after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared unto many 11 21 11 M matt att 52 3 these resurrected bodies also appeared to manyard many and were lworn by them thorn there was no precious germ of an immortal tabernacle as stated in that article but a tabernacle seen known felt moving speaking and eating at least with I 1 jesus what of jesus tabernacle we are told that be he was anointed with the oil of gladness above hs hig fellows we are also told that it the same spirit dwell in you that raised up christ from the dead it shall alsa also quicken your mortal body Di dJesus did dia jesus and will man have a glorified body yes but that certainly did not rest in the grave Is there as stated a precious germ or spiritual body separate and distinct fi from aqui the above if so does iddle it die dle and where is isit it does it partake of the elements of nature Is there anything earthly that ia is not gross divisible and transferable if not can any matter bo be eliminated from this gross grosi material which is not subject to natures jaws laws if these nub gub stances are borrowed as stated for probationary use where is the substance that is not borrowed OE of what ia Is it composed and where does it exist we ve are indeed told that the pure substance the germ of an Jm immortal mortal tabernacle i sleeps sloops in mother earth parth in accordance with celestial law I 1 again ask where ia is that germ and uro lre where that thai lawt law it ia is a beautiful theory theo ry pleasing leasing and poetic Is it true trub chese if these questions cannot be answered sat iff actor ily lly should it be published brother joseph smith said I 1 in nauvoo nail NAVi referring to a tomb that he had built there that when he arose from his tomb he expected to strike hand handi with his father rather would be there and rise rhe into life with him ezekiel tells telis us that ho lie saw bone bono come to his bone and sinew and flesh como come upon thor thoi th omand Sand dand tho the skin cover them ezek PM paul says it is sown a natural body it is raised a spiritual body there Is a natural body and there is 13 a spiritual body what is the natural body tho The body of flesh and bones and blood that died and was buried what is the spiritual body the same body with flesh and bones and spirit the spirit occupying the place la C e of blood I 1 have heard board prebi te dent n t joseph smith say bay that spirit would occupy the place of blood hence the first man adam was made a living soul the last adam was made a quickening spirit I 1 cor xv 45 the same body arises with all ill its component parts but takes the part of blood blood was the ilfe lire of the natural bidd body as moses says hut huc but flesh with the life thereof which is the tag blood thereof shall ye not eat 11 Genix 4 1 I will even sot got my face against that soul that leateth and will cut him ond off from his big people for the life lifo of tle hesh hush is in the blood lev 10 there is also another principle mentioned by paul vi viz the holy ghost if the scars sr dl in you thab that raised op up christ from the dead lea d IT a shall shail also aiso quicKen your motta mortal bodies Y your our what your morta motta 1 bodies these odiest that have haxe been susceptible cfall of nil all the infirmities and weakness of humanity wo vvo are told that fie flesh sh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of god nor corruption an fn inherit but we are not told that flesh and spirit cannot inherit the kingdom of god paul says know ye not that your body i is s tile tho the temple of the holy ghost which is in you which ye yb have of god I 1 con cor vi 19 i again ihnow ye nob not that thal ye are the temple of god and that the spirit of god dwell dweneth ech eth in you va 1 cor ill iii 16 now if that spirit dwells in our bodies and quickens them as it did the body of 0 jesus jesusi here is a principle for us to reflect upon but we must remember that it is our mortal body that is is quickened by it and not as stated the precious preel preci ous oua germ of an immortal tabernacle er ler 12 brother joseph smith taught boik an tell the difference between spirits and aud resurrected bodies by the touch you cannot feel a spirit you can ca n a resurrected body again A spirit hath not flesh ad arid bonca bows as ye yo see me have luke 39 but again paul says all flesh is not ti the same flesh but there is unkind on kind of flesh of men another flesh of beasts another of fishes and another of birds 11 1 cor xv 39 smith same d doctrine 0 C t ra as that of paul and stat stated ed iye ipe t that h I 1 t the flesh of man cannot erter eater enter int into b be b u united ni ted w with ith or compose the tho lle ile component parts of the flesh of sheep cattle geese or any other kin kind of flesh but that the elements of mans body remain distinct disi dist inet from that of eve every ry other body I 1 have heard ybur you sir bir state the same thing and say that the component parts of maws mans body can never be destroyed and that the body will always retain its identity this is strictly in accordance cor dance with other laws lawa of nature inre in regard gard to many mineral substances which retain their separate identity such for instance ai gold silver copper iron and other minerals all of which retain their separate parts and identity and all of which can be separated by a chemical process from any one of the other I 1 ani am inclined to think that sister eliza has drawn her ideas from tho the above stated doctrine of prest joseph smith which doctrine we can all ail acquiesce in lp but not in that which Is superadded super added the holy ghost above alluded to dwells in the body of man and when the power of god is manifested by jesus christ who is the resurrection and the life the whole body is quickened as by a magnetic fire and bursts forth into newness of lifes life ilfe as stated in the book of mormon the par paradise adibe adlee of god must deliver up the spirits odthe of the righteous and the grave deliver up the baay body of the righteous and the spirit restored to Itsel itself fagain again and all men become incorruptible and immortal and they are living soul boul havinga perfect knowledge like unto us in the flesh 2 nephi chap vi par 5 what have havo wo we to do ith ith the theories of mon in regard to the beor reorganization bation and resurrection of the gy body if god has decreed it and we have faith in iti it will not that do yet some of natures laws exhibit avery striking analogy A steam engine is a beautiful machine yand and possesses great power either stationary or as a locomotive but its power depends upon the power or action ofa of team steam abeen the engino engine without the steam could accomplish com nothing nor could the steam without the engine the body of man living livin gisa Is a magnificent piece of machinery the most perfect of gods creation and is made in his hig own owa ima lmae e hla hia hoW ever without Vit hout the spirit is is dead and inanimate the body dead possesses before its decay its form members and organs its ita bones muscles veins arteries nerves and all its component parts but like tho the engine without steam so tilo the body without the r phit is powerless aud and dead if when lu in action action ac tion tiou any part of the steam steamed engine llie 1110 is disorganized it I 1 laes lacs ses avs ida f leo lee and power so does dots do eg the body when deranged or deceased but the engine is still the dame same rame sometimes the body is more fleshy and robust than at other times but it is still the tho same body and does docs not loso lose logo its identity the iron brass etc of which the engine is composed may be decomposed but not destroyed those same properties could again be united by chemical action not indeed the same samo form without but the body being under other and und higher laws than we comprehend laws bawd associated with and governing the principles of life can be reorganized gani zed those laws las though strict ly scientific are beyond our comprehension and baffle our ideas which are framed from a very imperfect knowledge of some of the first anid arid most common principles of natural law hence it la is said no man than know knows the things of godi but by the spirit of god great is the bass bays tery of godliness god manifested if in the flesh who can explain the mystery of the formation of a shrub a flower or even a blade of grass yet these are ara natural things of man the noblest work of god in his organization birth growth life death and autu rity his body and spirit their union points of contact and separation the resurrection of the body its reunion with the spirit his past present and future what human philosophy can solve this problem what is fis meant by the gross volatile matter of the body or earth Is thure there any matter connected with man beast beas t bird fowl fish insect tree sh shrub ab or plant with animal or vegetable life ilfe arany or any matter of which the eart ear thair bair hair or water is composed that Is not indestructible and eternal when the elements shall melt with fervent heat wll wil there be any part destroyed not kot one particle if this be true in relation to the earth barth why not ia in relation to the body of man why should tha decomposition and changes incident to mortality render impossible their rearrangement reconstruction and reorganization 9 A man can take one 0 ne of the finest metals gold sold and by chemical action re duce uce uee it to avery fine powder and blow it away and cause came it to td be mixed and abi absorbed orbed by other matter he can by another process gather separate and restore that gold to its previous solidity and fineness cannot god do as much with matter us as man inan with his limited capacity we are cited very correctly correct Jy to a higher law whereby jesus turned water into wine rth Ith roukh through the he agency of chemical laws aws of a higher order than those taught in the thel schools by the concentration cent ration odthe of the process odthe of the growth of or grapes and their manipulation In into wine could not the same science and power powei gather the original elements of mans body and by a chemi chemical cal eal cohesive and attractive power cause atom to cohere and unite with atom part with part bone unite with its bone and sinews come upon covered with flesh and skin akin and stand up as ezekiel saw them 11 a living arm it H one oue can ie I e accomplished by a superior chemistry 7 why not the other or in scriptural terms 1 I awil mill will open your grau grav sf and causs cause you to come up out of your graves and ye shall know th that I 1 AM THE lom lord and shall put P ut my A spirit arst in in you and ye e shall live and andl andt shall place you in in your own land then shall ye yo know that I 1 the lord have spoken it and performed it faith the lord ezek 12 14 bu bua but why should we apet fee ourselves called upon to answer i all the fancied objections of an a assumed philosophy in many instances false to solve its incoherent problems or 1111 ulli unravel its incongruous enig miksa mas I 1 do not feel myself called to admit that all the elements composing the human body pass through all the ch changes anges ruges assumed by what is termed a worldly wise philosophy nor that the tho principal component constituent parts of the human body feed the cowl cow the sheep and the go booso nor do I 1 believe the tho statement that becan we can trace the same bame identical matter divided aud and hub divided 10 who can trac trace elt eit it this tills is baero assertion se that the blod and kind ce ces tain gases emanate from the body and fertilize the earth would not be denied but that the tho component parts of the tho body do this remains to be proven if gold silver and other metals can be eliminated from the earth and other metals by chemical proc process eig wh why not all the component parts of athe the body by the and power of god job evidently believed in |