History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph F. Smith
18. And ye cannot bear all things now, nevertheless be of good cheer, for I will lead you along: the kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours; and the riches of eternity are yours;
19. And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more;
20. Wherefore, do the things which I have commanded you, saith your Redeemer, even the Son of Ahman, who prepareth all things before He taketh you;
21. For ye are the church of the Firstborn, and He will take you up in a cloud, and appoint every man his portion.
22. And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things. Amen.
Revelation, given March, 1832.13
1. Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that my servant Jared Carter should go again into the eastern countries, from place to place, and from city to city, in the power of the ordination wherewith he has been ordained, proclaiming glad tidings of great joy, even the everlasting Gospel;
2. And I will send upon him the Comforter, which shall teach him the truth and the way whither he shall go;
3. And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will crown him again with sheaves;
4. Wherefore, let your heart be glad, my servant Jared Carter, and fear not, saith your Lord, even Jesus Christ. Amen.
Revelation, given March, 1832.14
1. Verily, thus saith the Lord, unto you my servant, Stephen Burnett, Go ye, go ye into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature that cometh under the sound of your voice;
2. And inasmuch as you desire a companion, I will give unto you my servant Eden Smith;
3. Wherefore, go ye and preach my Gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss;
4. Therefore, declare the things which ye have heard and verily believe, and know to be true.
5. Behold, this is the will of Him who hath called you, your Redeemer, even Jesus Christ. Amen.
Revelation, given March, 1832.15
1. Verily, verily I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams, listen to the voice of Him who speaketh, to the word of the Lord your God, and hearken to the calling wherewith you are called, even to be a High Priest in my Church, and a counselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.,
2. Unto whom I have given the keys of the kingdom, which belong always unto the Presidency of the High Priesthood:16
3. Therefore, verily I acknowledge him and will bless him, and also thee, inasmuch as thou art faithful in counsel, in the office which I have appointed unto you, in prayer, always, vocally and in thy heart, in public and in private, also in thy ministry in proclaiming the Gospel in the land of the living, and among thy brethren;
4. And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good unto thy fellow beings, and wilt promote the glory of Him who is your Lord;
5. Wherefore, be faithful, stand in the office which I have appointed unto you, succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees;
6. And if thou art faithful unto the end, thou shalt have a crown of immortality and eternal life in the mansions which I have prepared in the house of my Father.
7. Behold, and lo, these are the words of Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ. Amen.
Footnotes
1. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 71.
2. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 72.
3. These are the letters referred to at p. 217, note.
4. This conference had been appointed to meet on the 25th of January, at Amherst, Lorain county, Ohio.
5. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 73.
6. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 74.
7. The chief item of interest connected with this Amherst conference held on the 25th of January, 1832, is the fact that it was here that the Prophet Joseph was sustained and ordained as President of the High Priesthood.
8. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 75.
9. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 76.
10. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 77.
11. It was not always desirable that the individuals whom the Lord addressed in revelations should at the time be known by the world, and hence in this and in some subsequent revelations the brethren were addressed by other than their own names. The temporary necessity having passed for keeping the names of the individuals addressed unknown, their real names were subsequently given in brackets.
12. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 78.
13. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 79.
14. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 80.
15. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 81.
16. It has been said that there was no First presidency in the Church of Jesus Christ in former days and that this body is peculiar to the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times. Here the Lord declares that the keys of the kingdom "belong always unto the presidency of the High Priesthood." In other words they belong to the Presidency of the Church. In a discourse delivered July 2, 1839, the prophet Joseph Smith said that Adam held the keys of the First Presidency, then Noah also held this office. He said: "The Priesthood is everlasting. The Savior, Moses and Elias gave the keys to Peter, James and John, on the mount, when they were transfigured before him." This being true, then Peter, James and John were chosen by the Lord as a First Presidency and served in that capacity in the Church of Jesus Christ in their dispensation. It was by virtue of this calling that they were sent to confer upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery the keys of the kingdom. (D&C 27:13.)
CHAPTER XIX.
Mob Violence at Hiram—The Second Journey of the Prophet to Zion, and Return to Kirtland.
Prospectus of The Evening and Morning Star.
I received a letter from the brethren who went up to the land of Zion, stating that they had arrived at Independence, Missouri, in good health and spirits, with a printing press and a store of goods. Agreeable to the instructions of the fall conference, they also sent me the prospectus of a monthly paper, The Evening and Morning Star.1
The Prophet's Life in Hiram.
According to previous intentions, we now began to make preparations to visit the brethren who had removed to the land of Missouri. Before going to Hiram to live with Father Johnson,2 my wife had taken two children (twins), of John Murdock's, to rear.3 She received them when only nine days old; they were now nearly eleven months. I would remark that nothing important had occurred since I came to reside in Father Johnson's house in Hiram, except that I had held meetings on the Sabbaths and evenings, and baptized a number.
A Prophecy on Olmsted Johnson.
Father Johnson's son, Olmsted Johnson, about this time came home on a visit, during which I told him if he did not obey the Gospel, the spirit he was of would lead him to destruction, and when he went away, he would never return or see his father again. He went to the Southern States and Mexico; on his return he took sick and died in Virginia.
Apostates.
In addition to the apostate Ezra Booth, Simonds Ryder,4 Eli Johnson, Edward Johnson and John Johnson, Jun., had apostatized.
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