Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess

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Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess
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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 10 Mar. 1844]. Featured version inscribed [ca. 10 Mar. 1844] in James Burgess, Journal and Notebook, 20 Oct. 1841–10 Dec. 1848, pp. [19]–[24]; handwriting of
James Burgess
25 Feb. 1818–30 May 1904. Carpenter, farmer. Born at Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England. Son of William Burgess and Martha Barlow. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19 Oct. 1840. Ordained a priest, 19 Dec. 1840. Served mission...
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; James Burgess, Journals, CHL. Includes redactions, notations, and archival labels. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 6 Apr. 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess.

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See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 10 Mar. 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by John S. Fullmer *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844 History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith” “History of Joseph Smith”
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Make your calling and election sure go on from grace to grace untill you obtain a promise from God for yourselves that you shall have eternal life, this is eternal life to know God and his son Jesus Christ,
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See John 17:3.
it is to be
sealed
To confirm or solemnize. In the early 1830s, revelations often adopted biblical usage of the term seal; for example, “sealed up the testimony” referred to proselytizing and testifying of the gospel as a warning of the approaching end time. JS explained in...
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up unto eternal life and obtain a promise for our posterity. Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, this is the power of Elijah to seal or bind or turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, sealed against all sin but the sin of sheding innocent blood and the sin against the holy ghost. David was one of the promised seed yet he was guilty of murder see Acts Chap 2 & 3 other sins will go to judgement before hand. Joseph Smith prophet
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At the bottom of page [23], Burgess wrote two numerical calculations. In one, which was canceled, Burgess attempted to calculate JS’s age: “1844 | [-] 1805 | [=] 39.” In the other, Burgess calculated the year in which JS would turn eighty-five: “1805 | [+] 85 | [=] 1890.” (Burgess, Journal and Notebook, [23].)
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Burgess, James. Journal and Notebook, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848. James Burgess, Journals, 1841–1848. CHL.
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Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess
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See John 17:3.
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At the bottom of page [23], Burgess wrote two numerical calculations. In one, which was canceled, Burgess attempted to calculate JS’s age: “1844 | [-] 1805 | [=] 39.” In the other, Burgess calculated the year in which JS would turn eighty-five: “1805 | [+] 85 | [=] 1890.” (Burgess, Journal and Notebook, [23].)
Burgess, James. Journal and Notebook, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848. James Burgess, Journals, 1841–1848. CHL.