Discourse, 8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
Discourse, 8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
Source Note
Source Note
JS, Discourse, [, Hancock Co., IL, 8 Apr. 1844]. Featured version inscribed [ca. 8 Apr. 1844] in William Clayton, Minutes, 6–8 Apr. 1844, pp. [31]–[32]; handwriting of , Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 Apr. 1844, as Reported by William Clayton.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 8 Apr. 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock.
Prest. J. said mpos. [impossible] to continue the subject as to raise the dead Lungs is gone— time to do things must wait— give it up and leave the time to those who can make you hear— will do it some other time— make a proc[lamation] to the — wanted you to stay in order I might make this proc. You know the L[or]d has lead the from [illegible]; Has another rev[elation] in rel[ation] to economy in the church Shall not be able as largely as some other time will give 1st prin[ciple]— has be[e]n great discussi[o]n in rel to — prophets— make a proc that will cover a broader g[roun]d— the whole Americ[a] is the Zion itself— from North to South— that is the Zion where the Mountain of the Ld sh[oul]d be— when Ers take up b◊ will see it— dec[laration]— this morning are calculating soon as finishd— & &c— when those last & most imp[ortan]t can be done— must be in a house— prov[isions]— made during time of laying found[ation]— where men may rec[eive] to make K[ings] & P[ries]ts— unto the Most H G. [High God] having nothin to do wi[t]h temporal things but K[ingdom] of G[od] G has provided for a house to be built where we can get a House this the central place & where we can be for dead— it is nec[essary], when we want to save our dead we go through all the ordinanc[e]s same as for ourself from bap[tism] to & end[owmen]t. From henceforth I have rec[eived]— inst[ruction] from Ld that Ers shall build churches where ever they raise through the States then build — in the g[rea]t cities &c there shall be stakes— reserved the pro[clamation] to the last. All this to be und[erstood] that this work shall commence after the washing anontg [anointing] & end[o]wment here [p. [31]]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
- [1]
See Micah 4:1–2; and Isaiah 2:2–3.
- [2]
The compilers of the manuscript history rendered this passage as follows: “when Elders will take up and examine the old prophecies in the bible they will see it.” (JS History, vol. E-1, 1982.)
- [3]
The compilers of the manuscript history rendered this word as “impressive.” (JS History, vol. E-1, 1982.)
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