Show ETERNITY OF 31 MARRIAGE ARRIAGE ever since the of man first left its preexistent pre existent state slate in eternity lor for a home on earth in time as adam the first ot an endless race his bis nature has been male and d in two separate bodies the union and association of was made obligatory upon them as the means mean by which all other spirits of the same family should change their place of residence and become inhabitants of this earth which had been created for them this union is called marriage it was ordained of god to man in eternity before the world r ld was and is aal an eternal union or covenant V together with ail allis I 1 to obligations it is of off eternal origin orl and endless duration As of gred god for man it can never be considered in any other light than of divine appointment lor for an infinite purpose pur pese that purpose was proclaimed in ia the great mission appointed unto man which was to multiply replenish and ml fth the bearta with like living souls toy by multiplying bodies here for spirits dwelli dwelling tig there in mhd presence or of a spiritual father this male and female nature or element pervading all that are created was not confined to man the beasts of the field the fishes of the sea the fowls of the air and many things having animal life all that belongs to the vegetable king kingdom doin the products of the earth and even the earth itself are all endowed with lie power the power of increase t that at all might continue under the law of perpetuity and eternal duration only by the operations of such each law can god be glorified or his works continue thelah the law of marriage age which is the law of increase to mac is positively of this edid not begin with days neither will it end with time it Ls is an everlasting covenant moses as a temporal em lawgiver to israel because of f their wickedness ta ph not observing the conditions of the law suffered a separation by divorce with some but jesus declared emphatically that from the beginning it was not so allowed the law of generation as appointed unto man before the world was made determined the period of the earths existence in its temporal s tate state and condition that period called time must inest be of sufficient duration to admit oi its being ailed with the measure ef of man maa i or number that was to in babilt ac i cording to his spi spiritual I 1 the world was aasand wasand and would corre correspond with the period of gestation and maturation accurately determined by law applicable to his natural existence or earthly probation ro bation the blessing ot god was wag 1 upon all living things which he p placed laced u ulof the earth to the end that they should be fruitful and multiply and to man maa was given dominion over all this procreative power with which every organism was endowed was amr after the order of siri spiritual things as all things were were created cr e alte d spiritually before they were naturally upon the face of the earth and this generative power was for a P purpose 0 1 ej the exercise of it being the condition upon which all men must attain to te fatherhood without witheat which none C can become like their eternal pat aouger father j nit it was not a favored few to whom these hese conditions were were applicable but they were made obligatory obligator Y upon ev mery ery spirit of man v who rho was t to 0 4 inhabit alt a sexual organism upon this thi garth earth and the acceptance ai the thes conditions by those thoe who kept their first estate vm entitled titled them by right fight of ah eternal law to a material body for an eternal home this plan of organization relating to man mana Is temporal existence upon the earth and ta tae ie laws by which he was to I 1 be govern governed Ko verned dd were sh all abrar arranged aged in I 1 eternity and bad d reference to an eternal duration there there was no death in that existence there were no covenants or obligations that death could possibly term terminate mate I 1 the union of two of more by covenant was an everlasting condition anda and among all that tha were e created unton union implies the association use ase of two or morel more as is is the case in the marriage relation had man kept his second estate without sin and aad been true to the law of increase marr marriage laFe would have been the condition attainable and most mos desirable to th alliff humanity perfection is not found outside of that condit condition lob entered into in strict conformity witti with the laws of endless life human an is of no avail in the administration of these eternal laws judges magistrates ministers or others can not create obligations that will continue beyond the bounds bound of time e the law of marriage in view of arts its eternal purpose car on only be admit administered estered by those having afline divine authority its blessings can only oaly be secured approbation and by virtue of an everlasting cove covenant Hant illegitimate marriages producing illegitimate children nave have ever estranged the human race f tram raw god and hit his ways WAT s in their sexual relations from early ealy times they corrupted their way upon the ea earth ach were lors akeli of god and I 1 idolatry prevailed ditled among th the e nations who of their own will married and were given in marriage for unlawful purposes until the floods came and destroyed es troyed those who vrho had wantonly apar appropriated that which was most sacred to that which was in most out abominable to god under this state nf af things the esith has not been filled with the measure of man as was estimated lor bis increase in ia the earth and ther must of debes alty ity be conditions to meet suc such h an emergency mer gency the pur purposes popes of god cadi not be frustrated either in iii relation to the earth or its inhabitants and he foreseeing that the race os of man would afe diminished because of his wickedness provided means lor for a ratio of increase that thai would compensate tor for all losses sustained from any causes cause and that the ahe earth in its duration and the souls to inhabit it should mutually and at the same tao time obtain the full fullness nesa of their temporal existence and be prepared for that change that would make all ail eternal by comin coming gunder under the lawe law that regulate eternal worlds and bein bain to lu in that sphere ot of existence F wickedness ick edness which tends to dimis Is and destroy ahas khas its Japp osIte in ach increases and exalts and in view of the rood flood gates gatea of destruction being opened under the agency of man ty everlasting covenant of marriage sud making giat holy haly order subject to mans authority and carnal pleasure god has reserved a thou thousand sAud years one of his seven days day to be a day of of righteousness under the personal rule rula ot of his son jesus christ when all of mans powers and opportunities should be devoted to the final adust consummation of aUth loea a relating re latine to man 0 oa earth as determined before its creation crealon during daring that tha re reign agn the order and autho authority fity of el god goa will prevail and his will be done on earth as lu in heaven A gospel dispensation must op precede recede the event which will foreshadow all the considerations side rations of that glorious reign la in that day when the me wicey axe are cut off means will be empl employed emp loye to ita supply th the deficiency which nas has occurred to in the number of the race that should have been made earth dwellers the vastly accumulated number of females in excess excess ol of the male population that will accept the goepel dispensation while war and kindred evils are making the earth desolate of men will all be employed in the labor for which they came to earth there will be no ed munds tucker bill to prevent bl being a member of christs kingdom iu his reign tor for the woman is not no ath without the man in the fprd to supply the deficiency on we the part of man he will be restored to his bia primitive capacity and le length th of alte so that his age will be as ta t the e age of a atee that the earth may be filled with a righteous bus seed this state of things may mat develop aud and necessitate plural plura marriage marr fage to a very great extent bu but is that day the doctrine will noise botoe unlawful tul neither unpopular nor undesirable ks as an aa im right of religious liberty and ana social duty these and other like means employed will eventually place eve every soul beni to in trat practical obedience to that first great command and replenish the earth to the fe f ol of its meare measure the law of mans probation to Is suck that if he tails fails to acquire fatherhood he be fails in his mission to earth to fin flu the measure of his creation and does not acquire the rights and powers that belong to thia the godhead for which he be is destined to be like his father god like law is of the same binding force and applicable to every woman who fails to acquire acqua honorable motherhood in connection connect io y 1 with wit ada holding holdia the authority of the priesthood she fails in her i earthly mission fails to fall the measure egre ox or her creation to be a companion coma vema meli a I 1 da ot the rulers raters and gods of eternity I 1 the exceptions to this rule rula do not mt change the is uni universal versa I 1 ir in its application to those who tabernacle in bodies on earth all individual disabilities which cannot be aver overcome come here are provided for by 1 TOXY or other di divinely I 1 appointed hinted ane ck TV administrations by w which all ri rights gats and powers may be a secured under unde i the law which is immutable ind and eternal Af marriage arriage must be recognized for time and all eternity or its obligations cannot 20 b be e realized nor its ita duties performed fm f m ed its results reach into eternity or else there is no f future st ateno accountability no god these facts admitted the laws governing them must be acted u upon 0 n and the consequences accepted they e y may not be pala palatable gable to a corrupt and adulterous generation but the righteous will rejoice therein and when a righteous man takes a wife and she dies leaving him childless he will take another and accept plural rel rela lyons to all eternity rather than die ale without withof t t the e rights of fatherhood by which he be may attain to the celestial glory and the presence of the gods Candit conditions ions prece precedent gerence ent to an eternal exultation ul must be accepted here in time eternity of marriage is the order of the e gods the faith of the saints and toe e practice of all holy men who aspire to and sovereignty of a universe S W JR R |