| Show s I 1 THE HIGHER ordinances OR krc ES I 1 wr WE give space to the following com communication muni cation catlon for the reason that attempts are being made by the leaders of the society c commonly known as the josephites josephitis to make it that the sacred endowments were not ilot authorized zed and administered by the prophet joseph josep hubut but I 1 iver iyer were e added by president brigham young toung and others also that such ordinances as the prophet joseph taught hauht 10 were not to be administered anywhere under any circumstances except ina lna in a temple jany 2nd and editor deseret nees wees I 1 noticed an article in the deseret NEWS of january 1884 in relation to church doctrines I 1 can testify bestif that on the 3rd ard day of May 1842 joseph josep smith the prophet called upon five tive or six viz shadrack roundy noah ro rogers dimick ick lck B huntington darmel dammel cairns r s and myself 1 I am not certain but t that at hosea hoses osea stout was there also to meet with him the prophet in Ms his business office the upper part of his brick store lie ile told us that the object he haddas had was for us to go to work and tit fit up that room to t 0 giving endowments to a few E elders eiders ers that he might give unto them all the keys of power pertaining to theAron the aronld le and Priest hoods we therefore went to work making the necessary preparations and eve everything was arranged representing t the interior of a temple as much as the circumstances would permit he being ill lii with us dictating everything ile he gave us many items that flat were very interesting te to us which sank with deep wel wei weight upon my mind especially after the te temple tempie pie was finished at nauvoo and I 1 had a received the ordinances in which I 1 was among the first us as I 1 had been called upon to work in the temple as one of the hands during the winter csome some I 1 weeks previous to the dedication he he told us that we should have the privilege of receiving the whole of the ordinances in due tune thue the history of joseph smith speaks for itself but I 1 can and do tu testify testify that I 1 know of a surety that room was fitted up by his order which we finished in the forenoon of the said ath of may 1842 18 L and he gave us to understand that he intended to have everything done by y him that was in his power ower while he e remained with us IF he said his work was nearly done elone and he should roll the burden of the ki kingdom upon the shoulders of the twelve I 1 am the only one living that I 1 know of who helped to fit up that roomi room except hosea stout ithe was there I 1 am most respectfully your brother in the bov boy covenant enaut lucius luclus N SCOVIL |
