Joseph Smith's first explanation of doctrine on baptism for the dead by living relatives.
Oct 2nd Elder Kimball & myself arose from
our bed in the morning with the power of God
resting upon us yea the spirit of God is like
fire shut up in my bones. O my God, why is
thy spirit thus upon me why is mine eyes
this morning a fountain of tears what art
thou about to do O my God that causes this
thing. I ask the[e] father to tell it unto me in the
name of Jesus Christ thy Son. Thus saith
the Lord God unto thee my servant Willford
this is my spirit that resteth upon thee
to enlighten thy mind to show the things to com[e]
not ownly upon thee but upon all my faith
ful servants upon the face of the whole earth
therefore lift up thy voice & spare not for
I am about to perform a great work upon the
face of the earth saith the Lord, mine indign
ation is about to be poured out without mixtur[e]
upon the heads of this nation & all the nations
of the earth & they shall not escape, the cry of the
poor, the wedow & orphan is assending into
mine ears saith the Lord & I am about to
avenge the cry of mine elect by laying low
the oppresser & executing the decree of mine
heart upon all the ungodly from among men
therefore I put my spirit upon the[e] & say unto
thee lift up thy voice & spare not & call upon
all men to repent that come within the sound
of thy voice & many souls shall be given unto
the[e] & great shall be thy reward & eternal shall
be thy glory saith the Lord.
The people are much stired up throughout
the Potteries they feel as they never felt
before they believ that sumthing in earnest is
coming in great distrese is resting upon the
peopl the poor are perishing for bread through
the streets I walked to Stoke & we preached
to the people the power of God was upon us 3 were
Baptized & we confirmed them we spent the
night at Stoke 3 miles
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