INSTRUCTIONS OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH.

miracles to accommodate the notions of any man who is seek-
ing for a sign.

When we have the principles of the gospel revealed to us
through the mouth of the Savior, or by inspired prophets or
apostles, we have no need to ask the Lord to reveal that unto
us again.

While the priesthood is restored to the earth, and
the revelations of God are revealed to us through the mouths
of prophets and apostles concerning the fullness of the gospel
—doctrine, ordinances and principles, we should study them,
and treasure up knowledge by faith. We should study out of
the best books, and the Holy Ghost will bring to our remem-
brance those things which we stand in need of, in the self-same
hour that we are called to teach the people.

But when any priest, elder, prophet, apostle, or messenger
is sent of God to preach the gospel, gather the Saints, work
in temples or perform any work for the Lord, and that man
is faithful and humble before the Lord, in his prayers and
duty, and there is any snare or evil in his path, or the
righteous to be sought out, or danger to the emigration of the
Saints either by sea or land, or knowledge needed in a temple,
then the Lord will reveal to him all that is necessary to meet
the emergency.

The teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith to President
John Taylor and the rest of us was to obtain the Holy Spirit,
get acquainted with it and its operations, and listen to the
whisperings of that Spirit and obey its voice, and it soon
will become a principle of revelation unto us.

We have found this true in our experience, and in order to
prove whether a revelation is from God or not we follow out
the principles revealed to us, and if we find that which was
manifested to us prove true, we know it is from God; for
truth is one of His attributes, and the Holy Ghost deceiveth
no man. When a man becomes acquainted with the whisper-
ings of the Holy Ghost, which is revelation, he should be
very careful to obey it, for his life may depend upon it.

Revelation is one of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and for
the benefit of my young friends who may read this work, I
will give an account of a few instances from my own experience
of listening to the revelations of the Holy Ghost to me.

INSTRUCTIONS OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH.

miracles to accommodate the notions of any man who is seeking for a sign.

When we have the principles of the gospel revealed to us through the mouth of the Savior, or by inspired prophets or apostles, we have no need to ask the Lord to reveal that unto us again.

While the priesthood is restored to the earth, and the revelations of God are revealed to us through the mouths of prophets and apostles concerning the fullness of the gospel —doctrine, ordinances and principles, we should study them, and treasure up knowledge by faith. We should study out of the best books, and the Holy Ghost will bring to our remembrance those things which we stand in need of, in the self-same hour that we are called to teach the people.

But when any priest, elder, prophet, apostle, or messenger is sent of God to preach the gospel, gather the Saints, work in temples or perform any work for the Lord, and that man is faithful and humble before the Lord, in his prayers and duty, and there is any snare or evil in his path, or the righteous to be sought out, or danger to the emigration of the Saints either by sea or land, or knowledge needed in a temple, then the Lord will reveal to him all that is necessary to meet the emergency.

The teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith to President John Taylor and the rest of us was to obtain the Holy Spirit, get acquainted with it and its operations, and listen to the whisperings of that Spirit and obey its voice, and it soon will become a principle of revelation unto us.

We have found this true in our experience, and in order to prove whether a revelation is from God or not we follow out the principles revealed to us, and if we find that which was manifested to us prove true, we know it is from God; for truth is one of His attributes, and the Holy Ghost deceiveth no man. When a man becomes acquainted with the whisperings of the Holy Ghost, which is revelation, he should be very careful to obey it, for his life may depend upon it.

Revelation is one of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and for the benefit of my young friends who may read this work, I will give an account of a few instances from my own experience of listening to the revelations of the Holy Ghost to me.